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Did this sentence give you nightmares after watching Crimewatch?!  It sometimes made me sleep with one eye open!  Fear is a very powerful thing and is often the reason why we avoid action: “What if I get it wrong?” “What if I make it worse? Maybe if I ignore it, the issue will just go […]

When our business is under threat, we feel under threat and our natural emotional regulation systems kick in. For some of us, we go into overdrive and create an impossible list of tasks or conditions which we think will make us feel safe again. Others may go into hiding and avoid dealing with the issues […]

Are you a lover or a fighter? Anyone that knows me will know that I’m both; I’m very protective of my clients and will fiercely defend you if I need to…..but sometimes I will urge you to take a step back and avoid the fight. It’s not a sign of weakness to give up the […]

Sometimes, when the curtains are closed and we’re waiting to go on stage, we don’t want our audience to know that the lead actors have fallen out, the set is held together with gaffer tape, the orchestra conductor has called in sick and the director has turned up drunk again, do we?! We want the […]

Have you set yourself a ridiculously high a standard and adopted a mask that prevents your staff from seeing how you really feel whilst playing your part as an employer? It’s a common trap that we can fall into, but I think the stresses and strains of managing a workforce through lockdown has caused more […]

You’ve got to stop abdicating YOUR responsibility for managing YOUR people to others! Yes, delegate people management to your management team but, for the love of G*d, please do your bit, which is: Share your vision; Hold your managers accountable for managing your tribe to achieve the vision; and Support them every day You have […]