Although i attempt to emulate the gardener in leadership. I am inspired by Brian Cloughs genius as a football manager i love the story of Kenny Burns. The battling feisty…
Although i attempt to emulate the gardener in leadership. I am inspired by Brian Cloughs genius as a football manager i love the story of Kenny Burns. The battling feisty…
Whenever i am approached as a leader and asked by someone what they should do. I ask them 'what do you think you should do?'. They stop and think and…
For the first several years Gratitude ran pretty well as a 'mum and pop' operation, myself and my wife. Or as Charles Handy describes, a 'zeus culture'. We found as…
Simple facts. Gratitude has grown to a community of 89 volunteers. About 40 of which are active pretty well every week. Programmes are rapidly expanding into new areas of working…
Some leaders emulate wartime generals, but people get killed in wars. Some copy sporting captains but sports is about winning and losing. So much of business is about all stakeholders…
Over 10 years ago. Me and my young daughter took a trip back to see my family up north. Building up to this journey I had been aware of a…
Several years ago I did an exercise that I initially did not get. But after giving it a go. I experienced a near miraculous change for the better in my…
The OK corral was a helpful way of categorising interactions, I'm not OK you're not OK, everything is awful. You, me and everyone-depression. I'm not OK you're OK, the sycophant,…
There is indeed a complex overlap between coaching, counselling, ministering etc. They all use many transferable skills and each could benefit from cross-fertilisation. However, it is also very important to…
Several years ago I was chatting with a businessman about coaching. He was fairly dismissive but was open-minded enough to give things a go. 'So what do you do? What…