I am just home from back to back trips to Istanbul, Palma de Mallorca and Basel. The trip has rekindled my passion for travel. In Palma I got talking to a couple from Yorkshire about favourite hotels. Theirs is The...
Lead yourself – 6 essentials
Whether you lead or aspire to lead others – a team, a department, a function or an organisation the first stage in the leadership pipeline is to lead yourself. You have to take responsibility for your outputs, take control over...
Top 5 winning habits
Are you a winner? Results do not always tell the full story. Winners sometimes lose, and losers sometimes win. The difference is that when winners lose they see it as a blip, a setback and know what to do to resume...
Fresh eyes – available now!
This is an edit of a post from April and I think it has special relevance at the turn of the year. Many years ago my eight-year-old daughter came home from school with a question –“Daddy, how many worlds are...
6 ways to gain influence
There is a notion that we should treat others as we would want to be treated. This is so attractive and so widely subscribed to that I hesitate to stand against. Is it though, the best we can do? It...
Why do people avoid setting goals?
The most common reason I hear as to why people are reluctant to set goals is that they are fearful of a sense of disappointment if they fall short. The folly of that way of thinking generally sinks in when...
Why you should set goals
We are essentially goal seeking creatures. Our physiology, psychology, and nervous system are geared up for goals. When we set goals we are in tune with our very being. In 5, 10, 15 years time you will, God willing, arrive...
5 steps to lasting personal change
It is often said that if you keep doing the same thing you will keep getting the same result. This is a very optimistic notion! It is much worse than that. As your environment changes, as your relationships change, as...
You work the way you choose to work
Why do you work the way you do? Each sector, organisation, department and section has its own culture, style and priorities; each leader has his or her foibles and quirks. Some roles are subject to more peaks and troughs or...
8 positive thoughts on change
Imagine deciding to run a company and setting yourself against change. After all, people are tired of constant change. They would do better in a stable situation; be more comfortable and less stressed. People would be better trained and highly...