Pretty much every morning, usually as we’re having the first coffee of the day, we get into a conversation that quickly becomes a debate. It’s brilliant. But invariably we have to divert our attention away from whatever theory or opinion is being thrown around. So this is the place where those free wheeling conversations get fleshed out.
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Taking the terror out of teambuilding
Do you carry out teambuilding events? Are they well received? Turns out, they tend to have a bit of a bad press with some people. We asked around - and discovered that for many employees, the idea of them was not positive. Quite the opposite, in fact. A quick look...
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The three things stopping business leaders tackling their own wellbeing
Over the last year or so we have had many conversations with business leaders and teams about what wellbeing means to them. Wellbeing at work is so important. Workplace absence costs the UK economy £18bn a year, according to recent statistics - and absences due to...
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How can businesses learn from the military?
The main things we can take from our armed forces to put into practice in business leadership.
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Why work-life balance is key
The world of work has changed immeasurably over the last few years. Job shares, flexible working, extended parental leave, home working and sabbaticals have all taken many industries away from the old 9-5 - and rightly so. Just last week we were reading about the...
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Running a business – it’s like running, innit
The journey of a company is very like that of a run or a sporting event. How, you ask? Here’s how.
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What our 4 legged friends can teach us about leadership
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done, because they want to do it.- Dwight D Eisenhower. Have you ever wanted your staff or team members to do something for you, and they agree to do it, but when it comes to it, they...
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Tai Chi and Leadership
I had a remarkable experience last week that I’d like to share with you. For the 3 decades that I have been a coach/trainer in the field of leadership. I have also practised various forms of Tai Chi and Qi Gung but have, as yet, never combined the two; up...
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Olympic leg-up-acy: the right person for the job
What’s the connection between 67 Olympic medals for the UK in Rio and a lorry driver becoming an accountant? Countries and societies argue at length about the true legacy of any Olympics, be they in London or Rio. I would guess that if you...
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How to succeed?
Review: The war of art by Steven Pressfield Ever hear the notion that the really good stuff, like the best stuff, whether it’s an innovation in technology, a new service no one knew they needed or a great work of art doesn’t come from us, it...
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