Whilst our professional values rarely change, the way in which we apply them, in different cultural contexts, will often need to change. As Heraclitus said: “The only thing that is constant is change” And life sure shows us that all too clearly. The industry sectors we are used to inhabiting need to change in order […]
Running a business is the same as organising a good party. Its terrifying to plan. It is easy and joyous to partake in once its in progress. The emotional rollercoaster of the social host, mirror that of an entrepreneurial start-up exactly. When I began to play with the notion of setting up in business I […]
A meeting with my business mentor today had me noticing how essential it is to have mentors, supervisors and fellow coaches to notice my own blind spots. Feeling dulled and unmotivated I wasn’t really sure what I wanted from my meeting with this wise gentleman, but it was in the diary and I showed up […]
I advocate taking a business strategy day every 6 months. For myself this has felt like a luxury given that I am a sole trader, and have a multitude of other roles to juggle in my life. However, in service of walking the talk that I talk, I do it anyway. What is becoming more […]
I am a professional planner. By which a mean, given half a chance, I would be a real mind-mapping, list-ticking, diary-scheduling, attitude-choosing, control-freak of a planner. My days can be a series of alarms set to remind me of the next client, the scheduled Skype session, the shift between the roles of mother, coach, supervisor, […]
Don’t. It’s as simple as that. You can choose not to fear those who have ‘authority’. You can choose to challenge self-appointed experts, if, (and there is a caveat), you feel it is an ethical & morally sound thing to do. The best people who have authority, or who are considered to be experts, have […]