“Can I give you some feedback, Gill?” How do you react when someone unexpectedly offers you feedback? Intellectually most of us know that feedback should be helpful, that we should treat it as a friend. The problem is, particularly if unsolicited, feedback can feel like a foe. We don’t know in advance what’s inside the parcel. We don’t know…
With the evolution of bid management, recruiting the right bid leader for your business can be extremely challenging. It is littered with risk and has the potential for missed opportunity if not planned for effectively. The direct and indirect cost of an ineffective hire in this role can be significant. The right bid leaders will have the ability to: Build…
2017 needs to be the year for getting involved, not standing on the side. This applies to me too. For years I would swim and not get my hair wet. There was nothing my kids liked more than getting my hair wet. But now, to their disappointment, I do it for myself. What happened? Our local swimming centre advertised improvement sessions…
We delivered our new four-day course “Growing Your Leadership Edge” in Kampala, Uganda and then went to visit the source of the Nile. Why? It was an opportunity to see more of this beautiful country before coming home, and there is something about the allure of the very idea, isn’t there, about finding the source of this great river. In…
“She entered the leadership contest right at the last minute, didn’t engage in the process and over the last 18 days I’m afraid we haven’t had any leadership from her” UKIP councillor Lisa Duffy speaking about Diane James. Ouch. “It has become clear that I do not have sufficient authority, nor the full support of all my MEP colleagues…
We booked an extra guide for our caving trip in Swaziland this year. Why did we do this? Surely one guide for a family of four would be enough? It’s because our older son has learning difficulties. With additional support he can do almost anything. Generally my husband and I help him. But not this time. Let…
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