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Last Friday I was awarded the Freedom of the City of London.  It was an honour to go to Guildhall in the City and be guided through a ceremony which goes back it is believed, virtually unchanged, to 1237. As explained by the City of London website: "The medieval...

As the meeting started it hit me - we're all in this together AND the organisation I'd just said "Yes" to work with were also needing to be congratulated! Let me explain... Having been accepted as a coach and facilitator for a US company starting up here in the UK, 6...

When someone asks you for your advice, it's often better to ask them another question first. Not just supply the answer. I don't mean this to be irritating or dodging the question.  It's more about helping the other person to be clearer.  It helps you to help them....

Ha! One of my clients laughed when I shared with the Group I'd noticed how I was drinking my own medicine.  She said it was good to know it worked for me too 😉. A colleague introduced me to a start up virtual coaching organisation in the US.  She...

Yesterday we hosted a meeting for 12 of Snowy's C-suite in our new home.   It's a thing they do to get out of the office a couple of times a year, go somewhere a bit different and plan and plot for the year/s ahead. When Snowy told me he'd offered our new home as...

There is no doubt Queen Elizabeth II had impact. People have been referring to her 'quiet power' and her ability to keep going and the saying and embodiment of  "never explain, never complain" and a myriad of other impactful phrases. This is the thing about...

It was with sadness last night that we learned of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, our nation's Queen. For us Brits, this is a sad day.  I feel at half-mast too, just as all our flags are flying.   Of course there's always change...

“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat.   Just get on.” ~ Sheryl Sandberg The phone rings, you pick it up and you’re asked “Hey, will you speak at XYZ Conference next month?” or “Glad I’ve seen you, we’re starting up a new...

This week I've listened to Minnie Driver, the actor's, autobiography.  It's called Managing Expectations and I just loved it.   So honest, funny, searingly truthful at times and she's someone I've liked from a distance for years. Since...

"I'll believe it when I see it."  This hackneyed and somewhat cynical phrase we've heard and used for years.   If you think about it, it implies it's unlikely and you'll be amazed if it happens.  " I'm due a promotion this year, I'll believe when I...