Practical tips. Prompts to get you thinking. The odd rant.

Productivity has been a hot topic in recent virtual workshops and coaching: everyone seems to be working on multiple tasks, juggling competing commitments and getting things done in wafer-thin slices of time. So it seems like a good time to revisit and reshare tips and resources to help. 1. Decide on priorities Some tasks are… Read more

First, please allow me to declare an interest: when professional development of any kind shows a return on investment, finance directors take a more benign view of that particular line on the spreadsheet when seeking ways to save money. This keeps providers like Zoomly in business. It shouldn’t be so hard to demonstrate ROI on… Read more

At different times and in different situations I’ve been fortunate to benefit from the wisdom of mentors – and been privileged to have mentored others. I also help clients get their mentoring programmes working well. For a mentoring relationship to flourish and deliver the desired results it needs to be more than ‘just a chat’… Read more

  At this time of year I have many conversations with people about helping them to a) set their goals for the year and b) stay on track for getting them. Often I find that setting the goals is the easier bit – we’re all pretty good at coming up with a list of what… Read more

Wherever you are and however you celebrate the holiday this year, here’s wishing you a very safe and happy Christmas. If you’d like to take some time over the holiday to review your year and set your goals for the coming year, I’ve got a workbook you can download. Just click the link below. Reach… Read more

Winding down? Or still working at full throttle? Either way, I hope you find something thought-provoking and useful from some of my favourite sources as we near the end of 2020 – and wonder what 2021 has in store. 2020’s most popular TED talks If you want to catch up on TED, take your pick… Read more

As we near the end of tumultuous 2020, now’s a good time to look at how psychology can help us make sense of it all – and explore ways to handle what’s happening now. As ever with my ‘Psych stuff’ posts, it comes down to which sources and resources I think will best support readers…. Read more

Speaking as a Brit, I’m acutely aware that the very word ‘feedback’ can make the toes curl. Those from other countries and cultures may indeed smile. Here we can talk a good game but, when it comes to the crunch, I suspect many people would rather do public speaking than give or get feedback on… Read more

  Note: if you’re new to mentoring, let alone how and where some tools may be helpful, I suggest you first take a look at my tips and tools for getting the mentoring process off to a strong start. In this post, I want to focus on tools for getting down to work in the… Read more

When the nights draw in and the temperature drops, so can our mood. Some souls are profoundly affected. Some of us notice a little less spring in our step, a little less energy and enthusiasm for what we do day in, day out. And, just maybe, some of us may be aware we use Winter… Read more