• Career Progression – Be in the driving seat

    Jun 12th, 2018

    A goal without a plan is just a wish. Antoine de St-Exupéry   As a new financial year begins, I have been working with several boards on strategic reviews to […]

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  • The Art of Influencing

    Feb 27th, 2018

      What does it take to have influence? In a recent BBC TV interview with Andrew Marr and Emmanuel Macron, I found myself sitting up and taking notice of the […]

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  • Bring out the Best in Female Leaders

    Feb 5th, 2018

    “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat. Just get on.”  Sheryl Sandberg   This year has seen a significant rise in the number of […]

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  • Leadership: What difference do you want to make in 2018?

    Jan 15th, 2018

    “Great Leaders don’t set out to be a leader … they set out to make a difference”   At a client Christmas party in December, I was struck by the […]

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  • Gain Buy-in to Change

    Nov 21st, 2017

    “Leaders are Dealers in Hope” Napoléon Bonaparte   How do you create and maintain a high-level of energy and engagement when introducing change initiatives when your people are already overstretched? […]

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  • Stay Ahead and Innovate

    Oct 11th, 2017

    “The key difference between creativity and innovation is execution” Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic   Innovation is the number one challenge for today’s CEO, according to the 2017 PWC CEO Global Survey. This […]

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  • Business Growth Through Unity

    Jun 26th, 2017

    “In unison there is strength.” Aesop How to prepare for business growth? This is the theme I have been working on over the past few months with boards and equity […]

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  • 2017 Performance: Are You Ready to Roll?

    Jan 12th, 2017

      Are you and your teams ready to hit the new year running? The business leaders I spoke to before Christmas had this question on their minds – how to […]

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  • To do or not to do, that is the question

    Dec 7th, 2016

      December is upon us. Minds are focused on wrapping up projects (no pun intended) by the 24th. What often keeps us going in this intense flurry to the finish […]

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  • How Trump “trumped” the election

    Nov 10th, 2016

      Whilst it may not be the result that many people thought it would be, how did Donald Trump become President-elect?  Is Donald Trump secretly a master strategist and a […]

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