Do you suffer from goal Idiocy?
I am reading an interesting book at the moment called ‘The Antidote’ by Oliver Burkeman, boldly labelled ‘happiness for people who can’t stand positive thinking’ or ‘a bracing detox for the self-help junkie’! I have to confess that it is a challenging read in places, because it offers an alternative perspective on some of the […]
What do you want to do when you grow up?
Back in 1974 when I was just 5 years old, I was travelling in our battered old Peugeot 504 (KLH 666 :-)) from Njoro down to the coast at Mombasa for our family holiday! Now, as much as I remember, it was a usual trip, giraffe and elephant on the side of the road as […]
3 ways to ensure that time is spent on your agenda and not that of others
I recently took part in the CEO Sleep Out UK event at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester in order to raise money and awareness for homelessness. It was a great experience and I am so glad that I took part. I learned more about homelessness, met some really interesting people and raised some money! […]
Thank you for being caught speeding!
Earlier in the week I was lucky enough to attend a speed awareness course having being flashed by a speed camera at ‘very early o’clock’ on my way to Piccadilly station a few weeks ago! 35mph in a 30 going through a green light, most people would potentially consider that bad luck, but I say […]
Do you spend more time planning your weekly shop than you do your life?
A couple of weeks ago I finally signed up for a trip to climb Aconcagua – the largest mountain outside of the Himalayas standing just under 7000m above the planes of Argentina. I did so for a number of reasons, but mainly because the mountain creates a chance to push myself out of my comfort […]
4 Leadership Lessons from Zermatt
Sitting on the train on the way back from a great skiing trip to Zermatt with my daughter Alice, brother in-law and nephew George, I was reflecting on what insights and lessons I had learned this week. I am a great believer in the fact that there is always something to learn from your experiences […]
3 Things over Christmas to set yourself up for 2016
Welcome to the last blog of the year and what a year it has been – tempus fugit ……… and some! It has been an interesting and challenging year in so many different ways, but one in which I have gone to work on myself and made massive progress. I am looking forward to a […]
5 Steps to Improve Your Productivity
My eldest daughter Alice is enjoying the start of that wonderful run of years in education that seems to have exams at every turn, GCSEs this summer coming. She came into my office the other evening in a bit of a flap. “Daddy I seem to have so much to do, I have so many […]
Why are we failing to taking accountability?
I have a confession to make…… last Saturday, whilst playing Hockey for Cheetham Hill against Keswick, I was green carded and removed from the field of play for 5 minutes. This was a first in my illustrious (a word only I would use) hockey career and was a bit of a shock to be trudging […]
Destination or Journey?
I was recently stimulated by an interesting and insightful article by a blogger called James Clear, it was entitled ‘If You Completely Ignored Your Goals and Focused on This One Thing Would You Get Better Results?’ It is worth a read and it got me thinking. I have always been a big advocate that there […]