Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Best wishes for 2021 Fully engaged energy will get through the next hour Fully engaged energy will get through the next day Fully engaged energy will get through the next week Fully engaged energy will get through the next month Fully engaged energy will get through...

One planet, one world, one people!

Something I published on LinkedIn some years ago Like you, I’m an earthling; our planet belongs to us. I’m British, I was born in London in 1954. I didn’t have choice about being British, nor even in being born; both were thrust upon me, no one asked me if, when and...
Take a break and recharge your batteries

Take a break and recharge your batteries

I was coached by a Zen Monk some years ago and I still remember him saying, “the fireman is not there to die”. He meant by this that there will be times when we need to put ourself first; if we want to continue to help others As a leader, the temptation can be to...
A brief history of Mental Toughness

A brief history of Mental Toughness

I hear a lot of people say, “oh Mental Toughness, another fad”. If it is a fad, then it is probably a fad that has been around since the dawn of time; those cave men and women who survived the sabre tooth tiger and freezing winters were (without knowing) undoubtedly...
Ego & leadership

Ego & leadership

I have recently seen many articles and posts knocking the ego and its role in leadership and I often here expressions like, “his ego arrives before him”, or “she is very ego driven” or “she/he has a very big ego” – and most of them give the ego a negative...