Conscious, Intentional and Deliberate Line Management and why we need to take a fresh look at how we do it – Part 1 I’ve worked […]
Trust a Grader
There is a Dutch proverb that says ‘Trust arrives on foot but leaves on horseback’ and never has that felt truer than in the world […]
Unknown Unknowns
A phrase first coined in the military, VUCA is used to describe leading in a fluid and chaotic environment. Volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous perfectly […]
COVID-19 – Leadership in a VUCA world
As with all businesses and organisations, leaders will be busy wrestling with the challenge of managing and mitigating the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Alongside […]
A Guiding Light – My Tribute to Sir John Rowling
The cinematic world loves a story about a wise, old mentor and their young, enthusiastic apprentice. The struggles; the naïve exuberance of youth; the search […]
I’ve got the job, now what do I do?
Starting a new role, whether it is in a familiar organisation or somewhere new, is an exciting time but it can also be a nerve […]
Watering the Plants
I have been fortunate to hear Sir John Dunford talk on more than one occasion and each time he has emphasised that one of the […]
Permission to be vulnerable
I was a Headteacher for six years at a wonderful secondary school in West London and I loved it. It was many things; a privilege; […]