Today I was working with a group of senior leaders at a well-known retail brand. We were practicing challenging conversation scenarios,...

On the train from Bristol to London, a woman sits behind me and I can’t help zoning into her conversation. ‘I really struggle with those...

I was listening to the radio today and Japanese gardens were being discussed, and how the space between plants, water and rocks engages...

I don’t mean the bags you take on holiday, I mean have you checked the bags you take into challenging conversations? Yesterday I was...

My school mates are still my best mates. To celebrate being back together again 'post covid' we treated ourselves to a 5km ‘Tough Mudder’...

I just read this story and I know what it made me feel, but what do you think? #coaching #stories #perspectives

Delighted to announce that as part of my coaching CPD, I am now a fully qualified ILM Executive Coach! I learnt so much on the course,...

A man works as a machine operator in a textile factory. The company has a recurring problem with the quality of its thread, with yarn...

Have you sent that email? Can you lead the meeting? Did you finish those reports? We work in a transactional world where we jump from...

Since Covid, we’ve all been confronted by blank, bored or frozen faces, not knowing what our audience is thinking. So how do we make...

“We’ve all had experiences where we worked hard and still ended up losing out on a new job or a key promotion,” says Harvard Business...

A study by Glassdoor revealed that 81% of employees surveyed felt more motivated to work harder when their boss showed appreciation. ...

It's 7.30am in a busy family home. A parent is rushing to leave the house while the youngest is slumped at the bottom of the stairs...