Lesson in Leadership

Posted by on 25 Jul 2011 in Blog, Leadership | 0 comments

Do you need to be mad to want to be a leader? It takes courage, self belief and a lot of passion to be a true leader, though many would argue that you also need to be a little mad to want to take on the responsibility. Yet if no-one else does, how are we going to change the world for the better? How are we going to improve the life of others, build a society that we can all feel proud of, and enable people to find their own rhythm and dance… What tune are you dancing...

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30 Days…

Posted by on 6 Jul 2011 in Blog, motivation | 0 comments

It seems that the self help fraternity have been saying for many years that you can change a habit in 30 days. A simple Google search on changing habits returns 150 million references, so there is a lot of useful stuff out there, with varying levels of detail, from the simple to the very complex ideas. I like to keep things simple. It helps my clients stay focused on what needs to be done, rather than trying to remember a load of detail. I also like to keep things positive as for some reason it seems to work. However, I know people who prefer...

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Being someone…

Posted by on 5 May 2011 in Blog, Coaching, motivation, Personal | 0 comments

Do you take your personal development seriously? A serious question. Really! There is a spectrum of people regarding personal development. There are some who read every personal development book there is, watch every inspirational TED video and listen to all the mantras on the many podcasts out there. There are others who just get on with their life, grinding through each day, taking the opportunities and the challenges as they come. There are all those in between. So what is the right way? Well, in all honesty, whatever is right for you. If...

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Responsibility

Posted by on 13 Jan 2011 in Blog, Leadership, Personal | 0 comments

By chance I recently came across the RSA website and the series of lectures they have on video and audio. I was particularly taken by the animate videos, which provide a fascinating visual delight of the highlights of key talks. Like the TED lectures, I find them educational and inspiring and, most of all, provocative. Barabara Ehrenreich is a name I came across last year, when her book ‘Smile or Die’ was published and was subsequently reviewed in various papers. The commentary she made on the impact of Positive Thinking was...

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Operating Systems

Posted by on 28 Dec 2010 in Blog, Personal | 0 comments

I have just updated the operating system on my computer. I confess that for me it was a decision forced upon me. I had tried to speed up the old system using ideas and techniques from books and magazines, and though I feel I am a competent computer user, I admit that all I managed to do was slow things down further. So, my next action was to reinstall the old operating system from scratch, after backing up my documents of course. A further step backwards as I ended up with no sound – no driver installed, the screen kept telling me. After...

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