Missing the Swans In a recent leadership discussion regarding untapped potential, I was reminded of Susan Boyle’s first performance on Britain’s Got Talent. We’ve all seen it, the video clip in...
Onions are one of my favourite metaphors for understanding oneself and one's capacity to grow, as described in a recent article about personal and business success. How could we expand...
What we hear "I've been told I'm too soft with my people, so how can I demonstrate I'm not?" "The regional changes I introduced have been successful but no-one's going to believe...
But Women Don't Want Promotion ...
Overview The attraction in reading this book for me, apart from Brené Brown's reputation as an inspirational speaker, was the piece about authenticity. As well as having a passion for the...
Influence and Trust To be truly influential, for people to feel happy to spend time listening to you or being guided by you, they'll need to trust you. And for that...
With so many great books and teachings on leadership already out there you might ask what another one, The Go-Giver Leader, could possibly add. Already familiar with the work of...
According to gardener and writer Elizabeth Roth, “Roses that are left unpruned can become a tangled mess of old and new canes all competing for air and light.” If you...
I received an unexpected gift this afternoon in the train station of the West Yorkshire town of Huddersfield. When checking the validity of a ticket to return the next day the...