What could be better than lunch, wine and books? It’s almost the holy trinity. And this is what you can expect at our next event. It’s a…
What to Say When You Meet Someone for the First Time
Last week we suggested that most leaders make a lot of little presentations everyday as a natural part of their daily efforts. We pointed to three key areas to…
How Important Is This to Your Career Success?
Over the past year, I’ve been sharing some of my thoughts about what are the critical things for Career Mastery. It’s a topic that is always top of mind for…
Are You Doomed?
Over my long career I’ve seen lots of things – the good, the bad and the downright dumb. One thing that I consistently see done poorly is the post-action review…
The Fourth ‘R’ of Learning
We’ve all heard of the three ‘R’s of Learning: Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmetic. These were all pretty important way back in school. They are essential literacy skills. Without them most…
Ten Ways to Be More Gritty
Today, we’re continuing our series on being more resilient, persevering for longer and having more grit. In particular, here are ten ways to be more gritty – derived from Caroline Adams…
Can you be innovative AND gritty?
Thanks again to everyone who responded with their Grit Scores. I really appreciate your replies and it pleases me to know that someone is actually reading! In response to our…
Why you shouldn’t tell your child they’re smart
Last week, we talked about the important of grit and resilience. And I asked you to take the Grit Test. I also offered to share my Grit Score if you…
Can you tell the difference between fact and opinion?
There is a lot of talk about fairness and trust in the media at the moment. Pew Research in the US has just released some interesting findings based on the…
Woman in workplace politics: Power or influence?
David Bancroft-Turner examines whether organisational politics help or hinder women’s career progression. An article recently published by Political Intelligence Executive Coach, David Bancroft – Turner explains the ‘positive action’…