It’s not until you work for yourself that you realise how much you need to do. You are IT support, facilities management, company secretary, accountant, caterer, finance, HR, L&D, and OD. And that’s before you’ve done any of the work you actually set up the business to do. None of this is particularly hard in… Read More Hidden Work
What do you notice about this image? This is the lineup for BST Hyde Park 2026. Take a moment. See it? Zero female headliners. Five male acts. 2026 – 0 female acts, 5 male 2025 – 2 female acts, 4 male 2024 – 4 female acts, 5 male 2023 – 3 female acts, 5 male… Read More Structural Exclusion
I saw an excellent post on LinkedIn last week by Joan Keevill. She was right to bemoan the lack of performance consulting in the workplace and the fixation on content from Learning and Development professionals. My own response rests on four facets I’ve written about before: This is what my definition of capability is about;… Read More Good news stories
It is rare that people purposely act negatively. We perceive their negativity from ‘our’ context; our job is to understand their context. They will have a positive intent but we don’t necessarily see it. Understanding why they think something is positive is the first step to building empathy. However wrong we feel someone’s views, actions,… Read More Positive intent
I hate lateness.Hate is a strong word and emotion but that’s how it feels. When a time is agreed, keeping someone waiting is, to me, a form of disrespect. And yet…today’s post is late. I could list the reasons: work, travel, tiredness, forgetfulness. But that’s not the point. The truth is, I made a commitment… Read More Lateness
Lost and Desperate 