Whilst I totally understand that we all think we are different, when it comes to productivity, regardless of your industry, the reality is that you all share a common concern. There’s just never enough time. So when working with a team of thirty eight talent management and HR practitioners last week, I was not at…
A really exciting thing happened to me yesterday. Returning from a business trip; tired, head buzzing with ideas yet desperate in need of sleep, I was excited to discover that the seat next to me would be taken up by none other than a wonderful colleague whose company I adore and I hadn’t seen for…
I used to work for an autocratic boss. She was tough as nails; finger pointing and hard cold stares were her ‘thing’, making it easy to shy away from her command-like instructions into the realms of becoming a ‘yes’ person … usually at the cost of your own personal authenticity. I come across many such…
Their company is fairly young and their in-office work force is little more than two handfuls, which is actually the main reason why they contracted to work with me in the first place. There really is no place to hide. Systems need to be streamlined. Meetings need to be streamlined. Inboxes need to be streamlined.…
I’ve started coaching a new client. Granted, we have lots of work to do; he travels extensively both nationally and internationally, books flights at the last minute, literally on the way to the airport, has never worked with a to-do list and despite employing a team, he doesn’t trust them all enough to get on…
