A plummeting pound, collapsing markets, three prime ministers, the Red Roses still undefeated, my grandson starting to walk...

In mid-May I headed south to the warmer climes of Sicily. Great food, wine, sun, culture and wonderful people...

Two of my clients are in particularly privileged positions. Both have their ideal role, they are great at it, they don’t hanker for...

In May I am off for a few days to sunny Sicily with two mates and Major John Cotterill MBE, battlefield tour guide and my cousin...

I love box sets or more accurately, ongoing streamed narratives! 24 first hooked me and since then my addiction has become total. Along...

It’s tough being a grandparent – no seriously! Many of our friends, perhaps not surprisingly, have recently also reached this...

This has been a funny old month. Within 72 hours I had two extreme client conversations. One resulted from the shareholders taking...

Earlier this month we spent a glorious week in the Lake District and my enjoyment was significantly enhanced by James Rebanks’ English...

Part 1- Building The Leadership Ecosystem

Part 2 - Building The Leadership Ecosystem

Part 3 - Building The Leadership Ecosystem

The Leadership Narrative sets the context which everybody responds to. It shapes how they think about the business, their understanding...

Performance is the sum of all the business activities and outputs achieved. It is not just the targets delivered, it is also the lessons...

In working with leaders on their performance, the key questions that have naturally emerged in my coaching conversations are...

How do you select a great leader?

In writing this I am reflecting on my own experience of working with leaders of UK based commercial businesses...

Fifteen years ago, I took the opportunity to reflect on leadership lessons from the first fifteen years of my coaching career. I wrote...

If you are thinking about your own leadership (individual or collective), here are some core questions to start your thinking.

Metaphors help us understand complex messages and well used can be an effective part of the leader’s toolkit.

10 Top Tips on Leadership from one of the UK's most experienced Leadership Coaches.

“The competition to hire the best people will increase in the years ahead. Companies that give extra flexibility to their employees will...

In the last month I have; received my second vaccination, had a 6-month post op check-up (all clear – hurrah!), found real face to face...

In the past twenty years or so, I have often found myself encouraging clients to acknowledge reality and get on with it (align the surf...

In a month when ‘that Oprah interview’ has been worldwide news, I have had a number of coaching conversations which left me confused...