Communication - did I say that right? An effective Communication is one of those things that should be easier than it is (although many people mistakenly think it is easy!). Unfortunately it can be fraught [...]
I have been watching the soap opera that is the US elections over the last week or so. I’ve found it enthralling. However, as things now more forwards in a sadly predictable direction, I’ve found myself reflecting [...]
I recently had the pleasure of listening to the inspirational Sophie Sabbage talking about how to make change (personal and organisational) stick. During her talk I was reminded of an experience I had [...]
Rather like the iceberg metaphor there are two types of elements that undergo change – those which are visible (e.g. people, places, processes, behaviour, etc.) and then there is the more potent, dangerous and harder [...]
I’m just reading David Walsh’s riveting book about his quest to clean up cycling from outside of the peloton and expose the truth behind the legend that was Lance Armstrong. His book makes both a [...]
I've recently run an 8 day course over two weeks (4 days per week) for eight male shop floor first line supervisors and found it fascinating watching the team bond and grow together. On the [...]
I'm reading "The Leadership Dojo" by Richard Strozzi-Heckler and he talks about the situation in Iraq where the people once freed struggled to accept the reality of freedom having been without it for 35 years. [...]
I was recently at some traffic lights onto a roundabout and noticed that the car next to me kept creeping forwards then stopping then edging forward again until the lights changes and they sped off. [...]
Keighley Cougars have just been relegated and have just thrown away a game they should have won and one that would have taken them of the bottom of the league. It's a long story and [...]
I've just finished reading a couple of autobiographies of musicians and was struck by some of the choices they made and the impact that had on their lives. The two books were by Ginger Baker [...]