I never thought I would be able to catch a ball with ease and confidence. At school it was always too difficult, there were lots of people better than me and my eye sight didn’t help. I was part of a swimming club but never really managed any sports involving teams or balls. When Tim Gallwey asked for a…
I laughed, but it felt right, when the Managing Director of my first client organisation described me as gritty. It felt like a back to front compliment, but I knew it was true. For him, working with me meant there was a persistence to see the project through, to keep the quality high and to genuinely search for the best…
Brexit is beginning to feel like an April Fool, isn’t it. It twists and turns; who knows what the ending to the story will be. Probably only one thing is guaranteed, it cannot be what all of us want. How can we cope in a time like this? However we see our careers developing in such a turbulent context, how can…
Are there some things you find easy to do and learn? And others where you think, I will never be able to do that in a million years? It seems that whatever you think, you may be right. I finally engaged with the work Professor Carol Dweck on Growth Mindset. Last week I attended a thought provoking and inspiring workshop…
There are many theories about motivating self and others. At its most simple I think it comes down to one thing. It’s about whether you or the other person want to do it – the work, the task, the goal. If you are the manager of the other person and want them to be motivated and bringing their best to…
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? (part of a poem by Mary Oliver). Earlier in my life I was very good at living out goals for other people: For my parents I had to achieve and be “successful”, although my father did not have a very clear idea about what…
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