Two months ago on the 7th August I’d been working for 30 years, wow where did that go, and although we all experience leadership aspects of our technical roles, over the past 15 years I’ve grown into true leadership roles and loved every challenge that has been thrown at me. Some have been really tough and [...]
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Seeking Mentor – “Safe Return Doubtful!”
As many of you will know I’m a passionate mentor. On average I mentor 6 people a year but continue to work with my previous mentees on a less formal basis and I must admit I absolutely love it. For many years now I’ve been looking for a mentor. I have a few trusted people [...]
Leading Ladies
As I experience life, I have a long list of blog subjects that I add to. Gender equality in business has been on that list for a long time but it is a subject that no matter how positive and supportive of the cause you are, it can somehow sound condescending when a man writes [...]
Finding Your Bell!
As I’ve written before in my blogs, and adapting some wise words from Arnold Palmer, “business is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.” If your revenue is higher than your costs then you make money, simple. But how do you continue to do this in a world that’s full of competition, whilst improving what you do, [...]
Entrepreneurship or Just Old Fashioned Giving It A Go?
I’m fascinated by the world’s obsession with Entrepreneurship. Where ever we turn we are bombarded by exciting new ideas, a lot of the time from young bright kids who are prepared to take risks in launching new business and starting a business. Universities are even teaching entrepreneurship courses. But what is this fascination and is [...]
Uncovering an Ideas Culture
As you may know, I’ve recently started a new job. As much as I had not been looking for a job, those close to me knew that whatever my next role was going to be, it was going to be something totally different from I’d been doing over the past few years. While I have [...]
Goals, Dreams and Aspirations
It’s January 2017 and already it’s been a year of big events. I’ve started an amazing new job where I’m going to do some really exciting things for my industry and beyond. Donald Trump has just been inaugurated as the US President, Brexit looks like it’s going to happen. I’ll let history decide if those [...]
Quitting – It’s Been Emotional!
Earlier this year I shared a blog by Amy Morin Read Here, called “5 Times Mentally Strong people give themselves permission to quit”. When posting I wrote “Good article to remind us that quitting can be ok for the right reasons. Use your energy and time wisely to get the most from the effort we [...]
Leadership – The echo of what you say!
Leadership is a tough gig. I’ve said it before and I’ll continue to say it. There is so much at stake in being a leader. Your daily decisions are under continual scrutiny. In an SME your team are always looking to you. In a public company it’s not just your team but also your peers, [...]
Let’s Talk About Specs Baby
Specifications noun [spes-ifi-ca-tion] an act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement. a detailed description of the design and materials used to make something. Specifications, fascinating documents in the building industry that have a surprising amount of power and strength. When used correctly they help define scope, quality and legal requirements; they [...]
Make One's Mark 