You’ve heard this age-old riddle – Chicken or the Egg? Does it matter? Do we just accept that we don’t know, maybe don’t care? Bear with me I’m going somewhere with this…….. When we apply that same thought process (or lack of) to whether we should train managers to manage
Well I’m no science buff (nor a football one for that matter-“Go the Lionesses!”) but I am fascinated by how people interact with each other, about how, being a positive minded person, I’m generally up for meeting and working with all types of people and yet despite best intentions I
Some of you will have spotted an earlier post I wrote about Mentoring, and will know I’ve been reading about and around the subject for a good few months seeking ideas and inspiration for what I am calling “out of the box” mentoring , being the type of mentor your
I’ve been focusing a lot on mentoring recently, working to develop and embed a company-wide mentoring framework. I’ve been fortunate to have 2 great Mentors (role models) during my career, people who have challenged me to continue striving to be the best version of myself and yet always making me
Ever had that feeling? I use this picture a lot, despite this being taken on a glorious day when all was good in my world, as it also represents times in my life when there has been unspecified opportunity to my right and yet a shadow of uncertainty, trepidation and
When was the last time you appreciated what your people and organisation are doing/achieving? I mean really APPRECIATE, not for the sake of practising gratitude (though that wouldn’t be a bad thing) rather turning your approach upside down for a while and focusing on reviewing, discussing and capturing: After all,
