Thoughts, musings, ramblings and questions, please engage, debate and argue if you like - it makes life interesting!
October 5th, 2014
Are you asking me or telling me Elizabeth? This is a phrase mum used to use when I would inflect my tone at the end of a statement in place of a “tag question” such as “y’see” or “y’know” or “right?” I learned at a very young age that to offer a stance with any…
October 3rd, 2014
As a Professional Coach it is great to see people who are adopting “a coaching approach” as part of their leadership and business culture even using some of the component skills of coaching when they consult or within therapy work. Being in the business of also training Coaches, one topic of conversation with course attendees…
September 30th, 2014
I would like to dedicate this blog to Helena Oliver… once a stranger and then my very good friend and business associate… initially met at a business networking event… then welcomed into her extended family… very much missed. Firstly I should caveat that this blog is not an invitation for young children to start approaching…
January 7th, 2013
I got curious about the term “engagement” asking what it means to engage in life. Engagement is a word lots of us use and yet seldom reflect on what we mean by “engaging with something / someone”. This is what I came up with – so far… Let me know what you think –…
December 21st, 2012
Some believe we inhabit a world of cause and effect, indeed one of the laws of physics states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. As one year closes and another one starts to open, many of us will be celebrating Christmas with all its traditions and patterns of behaviour, actions…
October 4th, 2012
During a meeting, whilst debating the value of questioning “how are we doing what we are doing…. and is it working?” I was reminded by this story – several of the leaders and teams I work with will have heard me unapologetically ask…”Are you being a Chimp?” Since often the old stories are the best and…