“I could find plenty of excuses for failure, but only one reason. I had not chosen the bolder course of action. I had taken counsel of my fears,” Field Marshall Bill Slim I am not terribly political, but one of the things that really nags me at the present time is my perception that so many of […]
We all have them, don’t we? You know, those “moments” when things just don’t seem to work the way they should. When people don’t give you what you need (or deserve!). When that next big thing doesn’t come along when it’s supposed to. When there’s not enough money. When there’s just too much to do. […]
Hope you’re all having a wonderful week. I read a book a couple of months back (well, truth is I listened to it whilst gardening!) and one of the phrases that keeps coming back to me time and time again is this: “the true freedom we all seek is freedom from our self.” I recall […]
As many of you know I love cooking and I love music, so when I get the chance to be in our kitchen, put the songs on a playlist and cook a meal for the family I am really happy and just in my element. I am ME! One night last week, on one such […]
This week I have carved out the opportunity to do two pre-work weight circuits before I start work and have been fascinated by the feelings and then the inner-talk that goes on. You see, it’s been a very busy week with some really tight deadlines on some big pieces of work, that have required focus and creativity […]
Recently, on my travels around the lovely M25(!) I keep seeing the same sign on the back and side of lorries “Blind Spot – take care”….and every time I see it I smile as it seems to me to be a great warning to all of us in leadership roles if not in life! You […]
What a Champions League final Gareth Bale had. He scored an amazing goal to open, quickly followed it with a second, had an incredible impact, and earned his 4thChampions League Winners medal. What followed were wonderful comments and accolades from all commentators, he found himself in the centre of the spotlight on the biggest stage, and yet […]
A couple of weeks ago I had the wonderful experience of attending a great executive programme at a rather famous business school. I was blown away by the quality of many of the delegates with all they had achieved with their businesses and I felt quite humble in their presence. The discussions and insights we […]
Last weekend! An absolute scorcher, the hottest Bank Holiday weekend since records began and like so many others, I made sure that I enjoyed the sunshine, had some time with the family and generally relaxed. Well, generally relaxed, except for the 90 minutes during which my football team, Stoke City, managed to get themselves relegated […]
BACKGROUND Our client, the UKI affiliate of a multi-national healthcare organisation, wanted to create a new culture of continuous learning which they realised was needed to address customer needs in todays ever changing healthcare market. Against a backdrop of increasing complexity and downward cost pressures, new ways of working were certainly required in order to […]