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Standing in the lift, facing the other way 28 Jun 2013 | 05:18 pm
Earlier this week I was fortunate to attend a book launch. The book in question was ‘Embodied Leadership’ written by Pete Hamill. It is to be thoroughly recommended as a piece of excellent work of...
Relationships Matter – Especially At Work 5 Jun 2013 | 08:57 pm
Yesterday I was involved in two different conversations about how recruitment is so critical to business success. The two businesses were very different and both were reflecting on the pain of gettin...
We all face them … Difficult Conversations 22 May 2013 | 02:09 am
We all face them – the difficult conversations that we know are going to be challenging. The poor performance review, the boss who is not listening, the urgent request that will take a colleague ab...
Do you really need to be the ‘expert’? 7 May 2013 | 03:55 pm
So imagine … you’ve been promoted and are now responsible for a much larger team of people and have a broader range of responsibilities. You had to work hard to get to where you are. If you are very s...
The Boss and Mr Bird 27 Mar 2013 | 08:34 pm
Whilst waiting at Green Park for a friend recently I was treated to a great example of body language in action. A man and a woman were engaged in conversation. They were dressed for business, and at ...
Independent Financial Advisor 20 Mar 2013 | 01:55 am
It is hard work but someone has to do it – this does not apply to working with Beverley. The time we spent working on my business could hardly have been easier or more enjoyable and yet the results ar...
There is always one… 20 Mar 2013 | 01:35 am
Everyone has one in their office. The downer. You pitch and idea, make a suggestion, in they swoop with the ‘can’t be done’, ‘it’ll never work’, ‘ yeah right, management will never listen’. It can be ...
The Power List 20 Mar 2013 | 01:26 am
Although it happened a few weeks ago the publishing of the BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour Power list has been sitting with me since. I have the luxury of listening to woman’s hour quite frequently and decla...
Director – Customer Marketing, Retail Telecoms Company 2 Jan 2013 | 09:19 pm
Beverley first started working with my team back late in 2010. I decided to engage a coach to support my direct reports whilst I was away on maternity leave. One of the team members was to temporari...
Founding Director – Mentoring Organisation 2 Jan 2013 | 09:11 pm
Pressing ‘pause’ on life for 90 minutes once a month has given me time to think about me and my place in my work and my place in the world. Most significantly I have learned an appreciation of the imp...
