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Do you know the saying “the best form of defence is attack”?
Recently I heard someone describe the reaction of their boss as an attack “because they are threatened by what I am capable of”. I thought that was an interesting use of words but when I was thinking about it maybe much of the “bad” […]

Wally Bock writes  about leaders setting an example by telling a story about Jim in the supermarket and it got me thinking.
A friend of mine is  responsible for a number of large stores for one of the UK’s biggest supermarkets. She invited me to visit one of her stores  - which was a fascinating experience. I had […]

When my friend Beth Edberg called me on Friday to ask if I would scribe at the Scottish Community Foundation Women’s Fund lunch yesterday I agreed because she asked so nicely and I was going to be there anyway. Little did I know what I would learn from the women who were there. It was […]

I am indebted to Robyn McMaster ( as is often the case) for pointing me to the Johari Window. It is a tool with which you start by choosing 6 words  from a list which you think best describe yourself. Then you ask others to choose 6 words that they would use to describe you.
The results are […]

This article at Training Zone  about using simple language reminded my of my coaching training.
I learned to coach as part of the Columba1400 International Leadership programme. We learned in groups of 3 and at any time one person coached, one was coached and the other observed. Feedback from the coach and coachee was topped up( […]

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