Five principles sum up the concept of Managing from the Heart invented by Bracey et al. Think of them as 5 requests that everyone at work makes of you. An easy way to remember them is as follows: Hear and understand me Even if you disagree, please don’t make me wrong...
Chakras a symbolic example of how show up in meetings
Our chakra system and how they show up in business meetings How our energy system works when we are in a meeting. What might be different now that meetings are virtual? What do you notice? How can you adjust how you feel, respond, react? What do you need to be mindful...
Raising the Bar
Mike Grant whose personal mantra is 'Raising the bar' encouraged all the sales professionals to raise theirs. He wrote ‘I truly believe that as individuals we function best when we are stretched beyond our comfort zones. I hope that the business environment in which...
Cycles within Cycles
Strategy for reviewing, evaluating the current year and forward planning for the coming year. Cycles within cycles within cycles – what will you choose from your spiral curriculum? Professional Development - Cycles within Cycles
Questions: the perfect open sesame or complete dead end?
Just how do they do it? You know who I mean. The ones who can ask questions that instantly elicit information without fail. They never look dim. They always apply the perfect open sesame especially when they haven’t a clue about the subject of the question and need to...
Knowing You – The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubens
In this ground-breaking analysis of personality type, bestselling author of Better Than Before and The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin reveals the one simple question that will transform what you do at home, at work, and in life. The Four Tendencies
Getting things into perspective for success
Discover how your perspective works: how it can help or hinder you. Discover how the lens through which you habitually see the world that you are in helps or hinders you. Discover which are your ‘go to’ perspectives; your favourite ones. Getting things into...
A Global Approach to Equal Pay by Gabriela Spiro-Larrea
Today, 20th November 2020, marks UK Equal Pay Day, the day after which women effectively begin working for free. In the context of Covid-19 unemployment, increased caring demands, and greater risk to women’s health, it becomes more important than ever for companies...
Shifting listening to hearing
Recently I met with my Executive Development Coach (posh or what!!) Halina and we were talking about really hearing what someone says to you. I must confess that all too often I have found myself falling into the trap of thinking about my next contribution to the...








