Currently browsing category: Leadership

Standup comedy …and comfort zones – Pt1

Every now and again I agree to be part of something and when I sit back to think about why I start to question my judgement. So when Karen Birch ...

Talking about your passion – with passion

When coaching clients in preparation for a presentation I urge them to prepare on the basis that they will not use notes when they do. This usually causes some distress ...

Pay attention to me for a moment please!

Out for  a long walk a friend and I headed to a cafe in one of my favourite parts of the city. The weather was wonderful so sitting outside was the ...

Can you have too many Linkedin contacts?

Today I reached a Linkedin milestone - I became one of the 500+ members . I added my 500th  - Allan Barr of the BIG Partnership ( I promised to ...

Tips on what NOT to do in your interview

In this current job market it's harder than ever to get to the interview stage so it is really important that when you do you make the most of the ...

It’s (not) just a paper round

In a recent post  I wrote about learning from a summer job experience and how to reflect that in your CV. And then in a conversation last week we got ...

Sharing your ideas with strangers

As a panelist I have just taken part in my second  Fair Comment where people are given the chance to share there business ideas with a group of people who are ...

“Am I boring you?”

Sitting in a cafe a man asked for  help in finding a local hotel. The others in the cafe tried but explained that they were  travelling themselves so I stepped in to ...

I just don’t have the time to think

Do you have days like that? When you have to get through so many tasks that you stagger from one thing to another? If you are anything like me it ...

Page 2 of 51 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last →