Have you ever suffered from a sense of being overwhelmed? This has been my recent experience and in doing something about it I am laying out for you a route out of your own overwhelm. What threatens to overwhelm is different for all of you. It could be the size of the task before you …
On Monday I left my house at 6:40am for an in-person networking event. I haven’t left that early for a work event for a while, and it was a great experience to get in the room with 200 other small businesses. It seemed to be that hope was re-emerging. Many of these businesses have faced …
This week the news seems to be full of people talking about climate change, due to the COP26 conference in Glasgow. Reflecting on this I was reminded how quickly local climates can change. I notice this when I’m out walking in the local countryside. On one particular occasion I had set off with a friend …
I had the privilege of listening to a talk given by Alan Mullaly. Alan spent most of his career with Boeing and ended up as CEO of their passenger jet business. In September 2006 he took on the role of CEO of Ford Motor Company. Evidence that Alan had walked into a culture of fear …
An odd title for my blog this week and yet a key one. Joy or enjoying what we do is often self-sabotaged. This past weekend I was tuned in to the online conference by the Professional Speakers Association. As ever with these type of events real nuggets occasionally turn up which stay with you. One …
I have a confession to make. It may be that you can relate to it. Last week I allowed a couple of problems to become bigger than me. I found myself in a ditch of my own making. Although my hope was rapidly disappearing, fortunately I hadn’t quite lost sight of the fact that problems …
As leaders we can often consider ourselves indispensable. With all that is going on we couldn’t possibly stop, something may happen that needs our attention. Having a break of any kind could be viewed as an inconvenient interruption. I have had this view at times during my career. However, I think its root is in …
For a few years I had the privilege of living in a different country. One of the joys of living there was that we were living in a mountain town at high altitude so there was very little light pollution. When the night sky was clear we could see millions and millions of stars. It …
I am generally an optimist. I try and look for the positive and the opportunity in most situations. Being a person with optimism is helpful for the most part. However, there is a caveat to this. We cannot be optimistic without being realistic. I came across this quote while listening to a presentation recently by …
There is no escaping that 2020 has been a challenging year. Hope can seem elusive. At various times I have felt fear and anxiety as I grappled with what was happening and looked to make sense of it all. All of this whilst getting a new business off the ground. To keep going we must …
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