When I published Feeling Powerless in a Relationship last week, a great many of you jumped on the opportunity to complete the online Power Profile. Using this to build awareness of where you get your personal power from is quick and easy, but only the very start of...

Earlier today I was engaging with a connection on LinkedIn. We were discussing his reaction to my recent article Fire Fire! Controlling the Unseen Threat to Organisational Survival. An important point he made is that in any organisation, stress is inevitable. The...

On a recent workshop with the National Health Service, a director approached me to say how pleased he was to be able to attend – because he had recently discovered my approach to stakeholder mapping and had used it with the board. Later in the day he confessed that it...

Many people have a problem with self-promotion - i.e. promoting their own skills, capability and experience. They believe their results should speak for themselves. The harsh reality is that while results do speak for themselves, that is only useful if people are...

Without doubt, the word "politics" stirs the emotions. But, is your emotional reaction getting in the way of being able to deal effectively with the politics that are swirling around you? That's what is happening for one of my coaching clients at the moment. She is a...

During a call today with one of my coaches, something happened for me that I think is really important to share. We were working on my goal. The ultimate destination I am shooting for. During the call, we threw around the ideas, tested the assumptions but most...