As a leader you want to be effective, to bring your best. It is not possible to do that if you are always on call, always busy with something. To be effective for the long haul means paying attention to your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. For me it
This last weekend I have been in sunny Orlando. This trip was not for leisure unfortunately and was quite full on. On Saturday a friend offered the chance to go and watch a scheduled rocket launch by SpaceX. The lift off was timed for 1am! I have never seen a
Like many I watched the spectacle of the coronation of King Charles III this weekend. A ceremony which has remained little changed over 1000 years. It was interesting to watch all the different things that happened in the ceremony. Behind closed doors he was anointed with oil, an act full
At the beginning of this blog let me ask you what do you lead out of? Perhaps a better question would be how do you motivate those you lead? After years of rubbing shoulders with different leaders I am certain there are only two places leaders lead from, and they
This last weekend I had the privilege of facilitating a day away for a local charity. What I love about doing these events is seeing the clarity that comes out for the participants on such days. When the questions and discussion have been used to unearth things and make visible
Over the weekend it was great catching up with some friends I had known since my university days. Many topics of conversation came up including what films have you watched recently and who was in them. You get the picture. Some of the facts about the film or past events
I came across a new word, “farrago” which means a confused mixture. For example, you might have a farrago of doubts and fears, hopes and wishes. Often our minds are a confused mixture which has to do with with the way you think. As a coach I help those I
What do you do when you have a free weekend at the end of March? What I do is go hill walking in the Lake District with my best friend. Following the maxim that there is no such thing as the wrong weather only wearing the wrong clothing, we set
Last week I had the privilege of gathering with my colleagues at New Level Results (NLR) for an associates day. Whilst there I was reminded again of the story of the journey of the coxless four who crossed the Pacific Ocean. It was a journey NLR was involved in. The
This morning I had a revelation. For some time I have been thinking about replacing my electric shaver. It has been making strange noises and I wasn’t sure it was such a close shave anymore. It is amazing what you can put up with – you rationalise what you have,