Sometimes it pays to look up
Walking my dog as my ‘one-a-day’ in the first week of lockdown was a very disquieting experience. All the roads,...
29 April, 2020
Finding our values when we are afraid
In different times, I do a values exercise with the leaders I work with. The intention is to help them...
15 April, 2020
The ship
The ship stares reproachfully at me from the corner of the office. I bought it to remind me of Seth...
09 April, 2019
Loud voices vs important ones
‘Broken systems get worse when we confuse the loud voices with the important ones. Spend a lot of time listening...
05 March, 2019
What we do when we worry
Worrying can take on a life all of it’s own. We can aid and abet it’s progress (particularly at 3...
23 February, 2019
Resilience and running
I’m a runner. For the last few months I’ve been training for the London Marathon which I’m running for Mind,...
26 March, 2018
Rudeness at work – it’s catching
I was having a drink with a friend recently in a busy pub in London’s Docklands. The bar was full...
30 November, 2017
How might coaching improve wellbeing at work?
Most of us go through periods of feeling down at work. Various pressures can build up, but overall, we are often...
01 July, 2017