I got interviewed recently as a speaker for the Association for Coaching 2013 national conference Time to Develop which was a great deal of fun. One of the interview questions concerned the need for everyone to take time out to develop. In my experience building career and leadership programmes for many different professionals as well as…
“Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you’ve found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.” – Lawrence Block Needs are things that are either essential or very important for healthy life. For example as an organism, humans need oxygen to breathe, live and…
It’s been a busy month writing invited blogs which is such a joy. This blog written for Clinfield – an organisation that is championing and actively supporting career development for research practitioners and especially nurses in UK – came as a result of putting together an exciting new programme that I will be offering around…
This is the TEDx talk I gave in February 2013 for TedX organised by Lisa Jacob. First, a big thanks to all those helping her our on the day to make us feel so welcomed and to the technical specialists behind this video which looks fab. Thank you! If you like the talk please share…
As we enter January many of us will undoubtedly bump up against folks setting new year resolutions and those refusing to do so on various principles. So here are three insights that I have recently shared with a group of professional executive assistants. If you implement these practices, you will no doubt notice that your…
I’m preparing a business school seminar at the moment and I notice that I am slightly procrastinating with it. Partly i have been busy with other projects and partly the creative, inspiring streak has not hit me yet. I’m aware something is percolating in the back of my mind and I’m expecting that awesome genius…
Few months ago I was approached by a professional artist called Suki Chan to take part in her new installation entitled A hundred Seas Rising – currently at Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth. I loved the idea she had for the project. She was going to record the voices of 100 people and their ideas for a…
Having worked with speakers on Ted, G8 and other key talk platforms, I would like to share with my blog readers some of the key lessons that emerge from coaching people to develop their stories and talks when you aim to inspire, involve, attract and win support and funding. Key things to consider for speakers…
Making time count is about holistic productivity: the way I show up at work, with my colleagues, my friends and my loved ones. The way I show up in my community. And the way I show up with myself as is my book Get Productive! Many people I meet can be blinded by their goals…
Over the last few weeks I had the pleasure of meeting a number of amazingly talented individuals that are not living their true dream. You know what I mean. That ideal vision of how life would look like for them. And neither am I, though I’m getting closer. All this stuckness got me thinking about…