Vulnerable leadership is becoming a regular feature on here. And there is a very good reason for this. We want to spread the word about the negatives that can come from holding a firm belief that leadership is autocratic, authoritarian and all about being the human epitome of unemotional and unflappable brute strength. However even […]
Hear, sight, touch, smell and taste. Not only is this the order of my actions when my takeaway food arrives, they are also all the 5 main senses of us humans, as first noted by Aristotle (thank you Google). This is important today as I will be talking about what sensations you will experience when […]
Today, I am talking about you… Yes. You. Don’t be fearful though, I am not gossiping. That’s not my style. I am talking about YOU, because I want YOU to know about all the things that YOU can gain from a coach. Because if you do not already participate in coaching sessions… Wow! Wow! Wow! […]
Scared of spiders? Terrified of the dark? Horrified by clowns? Well, unfortunately I can’t help you with those. I suppose though if I had advice for those people I’d say… hold a spider, hang out in a cave, or perhaps become a clown yourself. Seriously, I am far from the best person to help with […]
Here is a riddle to start things off… What is a truly amazing gift that is impossible to wrap up in paper, stick a pretty bow on, or even attach a name tag to. A hug? Yes… but that is not the answer I am looking for… also it is arguable as to whether that […]
Madness, right? One of the greatest strengths for a leader is vulnerability? That just sounds like a huge oxymoron. And, if I was to flick through the various pages of my big and very heavy book of English language rules and devices… I suppose, by definition, it is an oxymoron. Historically, vulnerability has been viewed […]
Any fans of Jim Carrey in the house? If so, then you may be familiar with the film Yes Man released all the way back in 2008. The premise of the film is that Jim Carrey’s character Carl Allen participates in a personal development session that introduces him to the true power of saying yes. […]
…’Can you come up with something a bit more outside of the box? Y’know… try to be creative with it!’… Reactions to this type of request usually range between a bubbling cauldron of excitement at being able to run with a task or a project and come up with something different, not to be […]
I’ve written the introduction to this blog post a couple of times already, and it keeps coming out a bit too much ‘British man goes on stereotypical tirade about the weather’ for my liking. So, I am going to avoid that happening again by stating the facts as they are without emotion. Weather in the […]
