Leading a “hybrid” team…welcome to the new world! Listen here What a difference a pandemic makes…professionally as opposed to from a health point of view!  Home working, the shrinking capacity of offices, this is here to stay. The irony of course is that if you don’t...

Are you a strategic thinker? Listen here Let’s first of all consider what a strategic thinker is, and why it is so important! When you start to think strategically, you are looking to create meaningful plans and goals to both develop your people, but also linked to...

Goals and New Year’s Resolutions Listen here In our focus last week, we spoke about Goal creation and also affirmations…we have since had a number of requests to develop this, and to explain the difference between goals and new year’s resolutions. Too often in life,...

A time for reflection and a time to look forwards Learn, adjust, and move on! Listen here It’s that time of the year. The Festivities are complete, and if not already, a return- to- work kicks in. Perhaps a bit of emptiness, some focus needed? it’s worth taking half...

Four very important attributes to be a good “human being”, particularly during challenging times for many… Happy Christmas from Solution Focused!  Listen here As many of us wind down for an extended Christmas break, it allows us time to think and reflect, and to...

Creating Personal Development Plans Listen here It’s the year end, and as always thoughts turn to the New Year, and what we want to achieve. For many of us in the corporate world, this may form a part of a review with your Line Manager within the business. First of...

Top tips for successful appraisals Listen here First of all, one reminder…An appraisal should simply be a summary of your previous 12 months “month end discussions”. Successful Leaders coach all of the time…sometimes more formally in 121s, on other occasions during...

Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the most talented of them all? Listen here With the world cup now in full swing and as we watch the most talented of footballers on the world stage, our thoughts turn to who will win the coveted Jules Rimet trophy. Let’s return to the...

Celebrating Failure…is that possible? Listen here Yes, that is right…glorious failure! With the biggest sporting tournament in the world now on us, that well cliched line “glorious failure” may well reappear. On occasions, England’s players have had the accolade,...

Stay positive in challenging times…be kind to yourself! Listen here In the current economic climate, it’s easy to listen to the doomsters, and there will certainly be some with the current downturn in events that affect us all. Similarly, virtually everyone at some...