Feel the force of presence How often do you give things your full, undivided attention? We all know that feeling when someone has been fully present with us and for us. No sense of distraction – fully in it, in the moment of now. The sense that what we are saying or who we areRead more
Developing our personal touch for trust One of the factors of uncertain times is that we have to trust more in the likelihood of a positive outcome yet in these current times conditions and actions may be conspiring to make us trust less. ‘Work from home if you can. Go back to the office. Don’tRead more
Leadership under pressure – making it easy When time is short, the pressure is high, and actions are needed it can be tempting to adopt a more directive or autocratic style requiring everyone to ‘get in line’. And sometimes this is the right approach. But rarely. It is precisely in times of pressure that weRead more
Collaborating through the heart This week has a had a big theme of collaboration and cooperation for me. It has shown itself on many levels – new aspects of cooperation with other work colleagues, clients and business partners requiring more flexibility and openness. Also, collaboration between nations and countries – both on a work levelRead more
Our intentions have never mattered more “If your intention is powerful, your action will be powerful. If your action is powerful, your results will be powerful.” I am sure every generation feels the unique circumstances facing them are more challenging than anything that has gone before. Maybe that’s true and maybe it’s a question ofRead more
The nature of time… September has gone crazy…well at least in my world. Suddenly it’s as though everyone has decided to push the overdrive button and urgency seems to be the name of the game. Of course, in these situations we can easily become tangled in the linear nature of time. A fixed number ofRead more
Stepping up for the new reality At points in this pandemic as much as 50% of the workforce has been working from home (WFH). The effectiveness of the solution – no reduction in productivity for many businesses – has swept aside the scepticism of even die hards that people really do work when they’re beyondRead more
The power of the heart Kindness, compassion, forgiveness…all of these qualities are in great demand these days as we work out how to forge new ways of being in what can feel to many like a very hostile and frightening world. Add redundancy, economic decline, constant change and uncertainty and the cocktail is pretty challengingRead more