Trust is crucial to good leadership
Trust is the engine that relationships are built around. And the truth is that trust is crucial if we are to succeed in work.
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Strategy & personal development
How to deal with low-level depression
Not everyone is depressed to the point of considering taking a drastic step like self-destruction. Far more of us are fed up just enough to be somewhat dissatisfied with virtually everything.
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Workplace bullying takes many forms
I have been asked why I put up with certain behaviours for so long, and I liken it to a victim of domestic abuse. If you are told you are not good enough for long enough, you begin to believe it.
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Too many cooks? Who should join a mastermind group and what size is the best fit?
Mastermind groups have been around for quite some time now and a lot of businesses benefit from them. However, many businesses also don’t use them and seem to manage just fine. So, who will benefit from one and what size is the optimal group?
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What is emotional intelligence and why does it matter?
EQ has been defined as “the ability to monitor one’s own and other people’s emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behaviour”.
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Three therapists walk into a bar!
When people find out that I am osteopath the next question is usually ‘what is the difference between an osteopath, a chiropractor and a physiotherapist and which one would be the best for me to see?’
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What the hell is a mastermind group, and would it benefit my business?
For many businesspeople being part of a mastermind is hugely beneficial. Whether a mastermind would be worth it for you though is a very personal choice. It is a real commitment so before you can make a sensible decision you need to have perspective on what one actually is what it can do for your business.
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Don’t panic!
Panic attacks are a full body experience, they are a rush of intense mental and physical symptoms that can come from nowhere and appear very quickly.
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I was just trying to be nice!
Someone recently asked me if they had to stop being a nice person to lead a team of people effectively? I was shocked to be honest; I work with a broad range of leaders and to me they are all great people and are certainly nice.
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Strategic thinking in stages
Recent research demonstrates that these preferred pathways can be 100 times more efficient than the alternatives. Think of how difficult and tiring it is to write with your left hand if you are right-handed…it’s the same with your thinking.
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How to be an engaging speaker on camera to attract your ideal client
If you’re a business owner wanting to increase your visibility online and attract your ideal client – you’ve probably already thought about posting videos, doing webinars or speaking at events.
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Thriving not just surviving
Although the challenges of the last couple of years will leave their mark for some time, savvy businesses are also recognising the opportunity to forge a new ‘normal’; adapting to stand out ahead of their competitors.
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How can you use nutrition as personal development?
When we hear or think about personal development, we often consider the realms of meditation, further education, counselling, and exercise. Nutrition is often an afterthought.
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Is team coaching right for your business?
The world of coaching can be a bit confusing and still has an element of stigma attached.
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What’s your personal development journey?
Personal development is a lifelong process. It is a way for us to review our skills and qualities, consider our aims in life and set goals in order to realise and maximise our potential at one end of the scale and perhaps to just experience joy and fun at the other!
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How to create a diverse and inclusive working environment
The world is ever changing, technology continues to evolve but people also evolve with it. We all know we should be inclusive, but perhaps we are not, and maybe that’s down to lack of awareness of our responsibilities.
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How do you manage overwhelm?
Most of us start our business because we love what we are doing…and then we discover that we have to do lots of other things as well – marketing, sales, admin, accounts, etc. It’s so easy to find ourselves working 7 days a week and still not seeming to make any real impression on that to-do list.
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How does food fuel leadership?
When we think of business performance, strategy and leadership it’s highly unlikely that many people are thinking of nutrition.
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What the hell is Equine Facilitated Learning?
My guess is that you haven’t heard of a different approach to personal and professional development: Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL). So let’s change that!
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Five bad habits you must avoid if you want a thriving business
Have you ever wondered why some businesses continually flourish whereas others become stagnant? It often comes down to the person in the driving seat. The driving force of the business.
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