Teams are made of people, but you know that right? Sometimes people just don’t get along and I guess you probably know that too. It isn’t always an explosive or an obvious personality clash that can be the problem. Sometimes the difficulties in a team are covert, and...

Resilience has become a real buzzword but are organisations truly investing in building resilience for their employees or are they just paying lip service to it? Building resilience goes beyond self-care. It starts with self-awareness. If it’s done right, it can lead...

It’s International Women’s Day, and our feeds are going to be flooded with inspirational women and quotes. Overkill? Never! It’s so important to celebrate the women in our lives. Don’t get me wrong it’s also important to say thanks to the men too, but not today. Today...

 I was recently inspired by a brilliant quote from Elizabeth Dialto. “There are plenty of people out there today, that are over consuming and under-integrating” This quote really resonated with me because of the work I do around change. So many times I’ve been...

Is the business of life passing you by? As a leader are you missing the things on your doorstep that are important to you? We have passed the point of midwinter and the days are finally start to get lighter. The time between Christmas and New Year is a great time to...

Breaking bad habits can be tricky but to be an effective leader you need to be able to change patterns of behaviour that are not serving you and your team. 90 days ago I set myself a challenge not to drink, and I have spent the last three months alcohol-free....

As a society, we love to blame anyone or anything else for our problems. We blame our partners, ex’s, parents, and kids. We also point the finger at employers, friends, the government, society and even God! We blame others because it lets us off the hook. It’s easy....

Is life taking you on a detour? Without wanting to sound like a judge on the X Factor, we are all on a journey. However, sometimes the journey takes us on a serious detour. For some of us, this detour is only a short-term diversion. But for others, it's a heavy dose...

This is a great question to contemplate. I was asked this at a recent workshop I was facilitating. I think it would be mad to think that we can go through life without losing our sh*t. We are human and the pressures of work and family life can get simply too much....

Dealing with poor performance can be tricky even for the most experienced of leaders. But when you are in a new role, it can be even harder. There is a tendency to lean towards focusing on the tangible high profile stuff.  But a problem with a member of the team that...