Soaring through Analytic Coaching

“Find the rooms and the conversations and the friendships and the love affairs, where that intuition can blossom into inquiry. You can deliberately choose the risks you want to face and that you’re resourced when life blind sides. Dr. Kate Hammer touches on the importance of dialogue and reflects on questions the world is asking […]

When It’s Make or Break

For Sade Marriott, Podcast Host at Banana Island Living  it was either make or break. According to Sade, ” It was either break down and cry.  I was the only Black woman in my village.  It was lonely.  I had a little baby, so I volunteered, I reached out, I made connections and I cared for other people.  I genuinely […]

More Lights More Action

Leadership Lessons from Fame I have just been to see the stage show “Fame” celebrating Fame 1988. A pop culture phenomenon, Fame means just as much today as it did back in the 80’s. It presents the perfect platform to deliver a story to a diverse audience. In the face of trials, tribulations and self-discovery, […]

What Do You Make Ok?

A leader who does not excel for a brief period of time, but impresses over decade can be a rare find. What distinguishes this leader is their passion, their attention to every detail. One of the hallmarks of great leaders is how obsessed they are by their pursuits and their willingness to push every distraction […]

Make Minutes Count

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) has published a new guidance note on minute taking.   The guidance rather than being prescriptive is principle based offering suggestions that are tailored to each organisation.   The purpose of minutes is to provide an accurate, impartial and balanced internal record of the business transacted at a meeting. […]

Influencing Others by Influencing Ourselves

I have been reflecting on the awesome work of William Ury,  co-author of the classic bestseller on negotiation ‘ Getting to Yes ’ and author of ‘ Getting past No ‘. William notes that the Three “ahas” or discoveries that have been life changing: 1. The power of a guiding question:  a guiding question that remains […]

The 5 P’s of Facilitation

Facilitation is defined as ‘ to make easy’  but is the role of a facilitator easy?   I think not.   Skilled, rewarding and fulfilling absolutely yes! Easy ? A resounding  no! However, if the facilitation process helps the group or team to achieve more clarity or come up with tangible results –  it can be absolute […]

Governing in a Changing Landscape

Our Changing Landscape Is it not all change at the moment? There is no predicting what will happen from day to day – the ebbs and flow of events are showing up like something out of a fiction novel.  We think it is a dream and are consistently reminded that it is reality – our […]

More Effective Leadership

The Impact of Time to Think for more Effective Leadership In today’s fast moving environment we hardly have time to think or even breathe! Decisions can be made quickly with very little discussion, deliberation or debate. However decisions that have a big impact and long term consequences need more space for consideration, intentionality and purposefulness. […]

Where Is the Love?

Four Simple Tips to Telling our Story It was a wonderful experience attending the will i am concert.  What stood out for me the most was how he shared his noble goal.   One of the goals he shares is to support young people across the world, particularly those who could do with a platform, an […]