Reflections on 5 weeks in UK and Europe

Reflections on 5 weeks in UK and Europe

Travel is a big thing for my partner Kate and me. We love to see other parts of the world and see first hand places we read or hear about. Recently I received an email from Google giving me my Google Maps Timeline Update. For the seven months to 31 July it reckons...
Why sleep matters

Why sleep matters

I was recently with a client who disclosed he had been working “until 1am every night” due to an unexpected lack of people to get client work done. It reminded me of some research I had done on how important sleep is for us all. There is a TED talk “Why do we sleep”...
Where do you do your best work? (And why is that so?)

Where do you do your best work? (And why is that so?)

Have you ever stopped to ponder this question? Two things have prompted me to do so: The obvious impact of COVID which has found people working in different physical spaces to where they might normally work; and Renovations at home mean I am temporarily out of my much...
Four ways to build resilience

Four ways to build resilience

Recently I participated in an interactive webinar with Marcus Buckingham who is a well known author and speaker on management and leadership topics. The topic was resilience. If there was one thing the COVID pandemic has shown us it is that not everyone has the same...