Weekly Focus 18th June

WEEKLY FOCUS We are born lucky… Or are we? Listen here We have all probably heard of the saying “he has the luck of the Irish…or “everything that they touch seems to turn to gold”. The implication of both being that some people are just born lucky, but is that really...

Weekly Focus 11th June

WEEKLY FOCUS Wisdom. And is it the same as knowledge? Listen here An accepted definition of “Wisdom” is the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense and insight. Compare that to “Knowledge”. We can define this as facts,...

Weekly Focus 4th June

  WEEKLY FOCUS Self Development It starts with you!! Listen here While there is rightly an expectation within business, that organisations will help to develop their people, ultimately it then rests with the individual. We have never been more blessed with a mass...

Weekly Focus 28th May

  WEEKLY FOCUS   .Introducing Change in the Workplace The Key Lessons Listen here Change can be unsettling…but change can be exciting! The difference may not just be down to the personality traits of the individual! Naturally some of the workforce will...

Weekly Focus 21st May

  WEEKLY FOCUS Time to welcome your complaints. They can tell you a lot about your business. Listen here It’s a fact that one unhappy customer tells 10 to 15 others about their bad experience. If it’s really bad, they will tell the whole world. For every...

Weekly Focus 14th May

WEEKLY FOCUS Making the seemingly impossible possible. How can that be? Listen here Having watched last week, the incredible comeback by Liverpool FC in beating Barcelona and the comments in the press, it begged the question… “How do you make the seemingly impossible...

Weekly Focus 7th May

  WEEKLY FOCUS To Engage or Disengage That is the question! Listen here Sport has always played a big part in my life. The challenges to test yourself on a personal level both mentally and physically and of course against others. As I have progressed from playing...

Weekly Focus 30th April

WEEKLY FOCUS Creating an impact and a lasting impression! Listen here Why is it that some people have that “X” factor while others less so…And what is the “X” factor, similarly can it be learned? If we consider that first impressions are vital in business, and that...

Weekly Focus 23rd April

WEEKLY FOCUS Reborn… reinvent yourself for the next challenge! Yes you can!  Listen here Sometimes, we have to reinvent ourselves for a variety of reasons and all subtly different. In terms of reborn, Tiger Woods epic victory in The US Masters is a great example....

Weekly Focus 16th April

WEEKLY FOCUS Can Anyone Lead?? And what do YOU need to develop?   Listen here Does Leadership only apply to those that manage teams, the sole preserve? Or can anyone lead, or does everyone lead at some stage? Noun: “Leadership” …The action of leading a group of people...