Listen here Leading in “Challenging Times” What does it take? The dictionary definition of challenging is “A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination”. Before we think about the skills required, lets first break down those...

Managing overwhelm… Keep Calm and be Solution Focused! Listen here Breaking with tradition today…our regular readers will know that each of our weekly blogs finishes with a quote…This week, we both start and end with one! “You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just...

What is the magic ingredient that we need to keep going? Listen here It's easy to feel just a touch brow beaten right now…It’s not been a great 12 months! COVID-19 has had a huge effect on all of us and continues to. Routines changed dramatically and worry constantly...

What we have to be thankful for… And the difference we can make in 2021! Read here As we look back on 2020, it’s easy to reflect on the year with our worst of emotions, shock, and still uncertainty for the future. As I write this, I am very aware that people have lost...

Rest and recoup… 2021 will be better! Listen here It's to be hoped, that we won’t see another year like it. Certainly not in our lifetimes…Our jobs, our business, our livelihoods, our sanity, our friends, our loved ones…It’s taken its toll. Even the most positive of...

On-line sales…Where does the future lie? How Covid has created a rethink for many! Listen here Never before in recent generations has a global situation created such an overhaul in the way business operates. For many out of necessity and to survive…Shops and retail...

Isolation and the effects of… Another issue COVID-19 has created. Read here In years to come, we will look back on COVID-19 , reflecting on the profound and unique effects that it has had on our lives. From the furlough scheme through to being captives in our own...

The best learnings come from life itself… What has 2020 taught us? Listen here We learn in many ways…In terms of how we learn, the phrase “Visual, auditory, kinesthetic and tactile” is commonly used. We learn from others…we can be coached, mentored, learn on the job,...

Celebrating Success It should involve all of the team! Listen here Far too often when things don’t quite go to plan, we beat ourselves up and set off a chain of negative self-talk. The reverse of this is the success that we work towards, be that individual or as a...

Dark nights and miserable feelings Welcome to winter! Read here It only seems weeks ago…Balmy nights…hours of sun and daylight…a cool refreshing drink in the garden, then suddenly, winter is upon us! Shortened hours of daylight, dark by 4.30pm. Its no fun, or can it...