Why, How, What Legacy

Why, How, What Legacy

What will be your professional legacy? I’ve been checking out my pension, so it’s got me thinking…. I want to be remembered as a #leader that: always had time for peoplewas more interested in what could be done than what couldn’tput children, young, people, families,...
Senior Managers or Senior Leaders?

Senior Managers or Senior Leaders?

The more I’m reading about various things, the more I’m seeing a pattern about leadership. Well, actually, more about the leadership of people working at the strategic level of organisations When I read about emotions and behaviours, it say that it all starts with...
Raise Them Up!

Raise Them Up!

Today I was blown away by the impact of a conversation. Having felt down, miserable and generally incompetent at everything, today I found myself having an unexpected conversation about something I love and something I’m good at! It made me think about how fragile our...
Feeding back ‘up’ the line

Feeding back ‘up’ the line

Towards the end of May I posted about the benefits of having difficult conversations. Then, I was predominantly talking about having those conversation down the line, with people you manage But how about having difficult conversations up the line? My husband is a...
Working from Home or Office?

Working from Home or Office?

A few days ago, The Guardian shared an article about the big ‘return to the office’ debate. I’d been thinking about it for a long time, but until then, I hadn’t been able to put my thoughts together, but this is what I came up with…. I don’t think we need to go to the...