Leadership…and Locard’s Principle. Every contact leaves a trace. June 24, 2016 Edmond Locard was a French Forensic Scientist, born in the 19th Century, who gave his name to a law that remains central to police investigations today. Locard’s Principle simply states… read more »
Managing People as People June 13, 2016 ‘They’re not resources – they are people!’ said one of our clients. ‘So could you do a day for us around managing people as people?’ And so we did. This… read more »
Why don’t men talk? Images of masculinity aren’t helping June 6, 2016 Sadly, many of us will know a man who has killed himself; and we may well have been surprised as well as heart-broken. With hindsight, it’s possible the clues were… read more »
Good leadership. Where to begin? May 16, 2016 There’s nothing like good leadership; and often what we experience is nothing like good leadership! Daniel Goleman believes effective leadership needs three different kinds of focus: Inner focus. This is… read more »
When the Doctor cracked. Can we be both professional and human? May 9, 2016 As a doctor, he’d learned to control his emotions in difficult situations. It been drummed into him in his training, and he could see why. His role as a doctor… read more »
Rejection. How do you cope with it? April 29, 2016 How do you take rejection? Perhaps you go for a job…and don’t get it. Perhaps your boyfriend says he needs more space, that he doesn’t feel the same way anymore…. read more »
Brexit or Bremain? No one knows… and that’s OK April 18, 2016 The In/Out campaigns are well under way. So what’s it to be? Brexit? Bremain? What’s the right answer? No one knows. No, really – no one knows. People say ‘I… read more »
When our leader evades tax. Why is everyone so angry? April 15, 2016 Our leader has had a tough time recently. It’s not that David Cameron has done anything illegal; tax evasion is not a crime. But there’s an altering climate in the… read more »
Do the wrong people end up leading? And what can we do about it? April 8, 2016 The CEO was furious. Staff were leaving the company. He wouldn’t have minded if they were non-productive employees; no one minds losing them. But these were good people, and for… read more »
James Bond. Licenced to…lead your resilience day March 21, 2016 James Bond. Some people call it escapist nonsense. But for me he’s always been a spiritual hero. Why? Here is a man who plays the life in front of him,… read more »