This too will pass!

This too will pass! Richard Ferguson February 25, 2022 Whilst walking the dogs along the river this morning it was hard not to notice how high the water was after all the rain and storms of the last week or so.  I took a picture and remembered the same picture I took last year when […]

Is great leadership defined by what we stop?

I was reflecting earlier today, on my trundle round the snowy countryside with the dogs, about the nature of leadership – both personal leadership (of self) and the leadership of others (teams, functions, organisations).  It was sparked by a number of conversations I had recently with different people – all with a similar refrain, the […]

Self-compassion – the gift that keeps giving

Despite attempting to practice what I preach and having a lot of tools at my disposal for maintaining a positive outlook and building my mental health, there are still always situations that floor me and create great opportunities to learn and grow.  Last week I had a bit of a mini meltdown and slipped into […]

The journey towards a ‘new normal’ starts right here

Leading Others It is evident that we are living in unprecedented times and normality in almost every facet of our lives has been disrupted to a greater or lesser degree. For the UK – where I write this, it feels like we are just at the start of a long and difficult ‘black run’ (in […]

Is your \’why\’ enough to overcome your fear?

I have just returned from a long weekend in Rome with my younger daughter Maisy and am hugely appreciative of the fact we were able to go in the first instance and secondly to have had such a wonderful shared experience.  We went to watch the rugby – the 3rd round of the 6 Nations […]