May 18, 2018 | Life Skills
On Easter Saturday morning our alarm went off as usual at 6 am, and I knew something was wrong because my wife didn’t turn it off. It took about ten minutes for me to fully register that this was because she was dead. Charlotte had suffered a pulmonary...
Feb 20, 2018 | Communication, Life Skills
Oh no! I have woken up to a startling and somewhat terrifying realisation. I think I have forgotten how to read. Not totally, of course, but as a result of reading this fantastic article by Michael Harris, I, like him, recognise that I have slipped without noticing...
Jan 16, 2018 | Life Skills
I’m writing a book. You may well know that by now. It’s the most creative and stimulating project I have worked on for several years, and at the same time the most exhausting. This partly explains why you haven’t heard from me on the Blog since...
Dec 16, 2016 | Change, Life Skills, Personality types
Last Saturday I had dinner with a couple who have moved into the village recently. They have a bitch working cocker spaniel who has become our dog Ross’ girlfriend, so we already have plenty to talk about. Ben is a doctor, and we found ourselves talking about...
Jun 27, 2016 | Business Skills Training, Life Skills
This week’s Blog is written by Vicki Marinker, whom I have known for several years since running a training programme at the recruitment firm where she was working. Vicki is a partner in Comms Leaders, specialists in corporate communications recruitment. She...
Apr 7, 2016 | Coaching Skills, Communication, Life Skills
Last week I had one of those moments which make my job as a business coach and leadership skills trainer so completely satisfying. There are plenty of them anyway, but this one was like a beam of light shining through a cloudy sky. It really knocked me out. I was...
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