I’ll be honest, I’m a pretty terrible golfer. The majority of the time I struggle to get the ball to go where I want, I get angry with myself for a terrible shot and I generally feel bad for the person/people that I am playing with. The main reasons that…

Last week I had a fascinating experience where I had 2 business development meetings face-to-face, one after the over. Now, that’s not very fascinating I hear you say! What was interesting was that the first was with someone I had known for 15 years and the second was someone I…

8 years ago I ran my one and only ultramarathon; it was something that consumed my life with training 6 days a week (often twice a day), controlled meals at set times, no alcohol, early to bed every night and a whole host of other things that make me now…

A lot has happened since last I blogged; namely I got Covid and it turns out that it really does knock you off your feet (who would have guessed???). Whilst I do love to channel the inner introvert in me to be a fan of “alone time”; I have to…

The weather in the UK might not have got the memo but it is officially Spring time and that can only mean one thing… no, not the blossoming of daffodils…I’m talking about job promotion announcements. In the last week my LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook feeds have been flooded with people…

Have you ever heard of the world’s biggest carpet museum? Nope, neither had I until today. And that is only because I visited it. “Where am I?” I hear you ask. None other than the delightful city that is Baku, Azerbaijan 🇦🇿. …

It’s Monday morning and I’m writing this blog from a hotel room in Munich. This is the first foreign hotel I’ve stayed in for over 2 years but it’s not for a holiday; instead I’m in the city to facilitate a client workshop and it’s weird to say that I’m…

Just when we thought the world has thrown enough punches at us and we were ready to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and get going after 2 years of a pandemic, we discover there is a twist in the tail and the tough times are not quite ready to…

The following is a reprint of a blog originally posted on LinkedIn in April 2021 It’s been a couple of months since I switched to sending voice notes on LinkedIn and what a fascinating couple of months it has been! During that time, I have expanded my use of voice…