Psychopaths: They Walk Among Us

By |2022-11-23T00:15:56+00:00September 2nd, 2021|

In June this year, American multinational business magazine Fortune ran a report citing its research that found that 12% of corporate leaders in the US are psychopaths. Now, a lot of us immediately jump to the Hannibal Lector or Ted Bundy school of psychopaths, but psychopathic behaviour is hugely complex. Common traits include having no empathy [...]

Smart Bidding: Top Tips On How To Tender Successfully

By |2021-01-05T15:59:49+00:00January 5th, 2021|

It was a real pleasure to chair the recent Smart Bidding event as part of the Catch the Wave business support programme for the Brighton Chamber on 3 December. Having spent many years managing bid teams and running major pursuits, I find these events to be so informative and relatable for small businesses. With the expert panel [...]

How Women Can Seize Opportunity From Crisis

By |2020-12-08T11:35:47+00:00October 28th, 2020|

I recently had a wonderful chat with corporate anthropologist, Andi Simon. She is the founder of Simon Associates Management Consultants and author of new book, Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business. It was deep, enlightening and truly inspirational. We discussed how women can seize opportunity from crisis and what some of the current challenges [...]

Productivity books summarised for all the tips, tricks and hacks

By |2020-08-10T12:54:17+01:00August 10th, 2020|

Sometimes we find inspiration in books on the first page, others seem to take an age to get through. And funnily enough, as we’re talking productivity here it should be simple to find the tips, tricks and hacks we’re all looking for! Books on personal development and the business success are big sellers but where [...]

The New Way of Working

By |2020-07-27T22:24:09+01:00July 27th, 2020|

Getting back to work seems to be the key incentive for a lot of businesses currently. But how do you ensure as a leader both you and your teams are motivated, productive and better-connected whilst working remotely? What is the new way of working? Who wants normal anyway? I don’t know about you, but I’m [...]

Leadership qualities needed in a crisis

By |2020-04-22T12:02:25+01:00April 22nd, 2020|

In these worrying times, various leaders from all over the world are using widely varying techniques to combat this epidemic. From a professional standpoint, it is hugely insightful to witness. There are certain key leadership qualities which are needed in a crisis. Like us all, I have been watching open-mouthed the recent happenings and am experiencing a [...]

Use my time more effectively you say? But how?

By |2023-02-05T11:25:59+00:00April 8th, 2020|

We are in uncharted territory in our working days and understandably, a lot of us are staring at our computers in our make-shift office. It's common to be unmotivated, confused and bewildered. How can we use our time more effectively? Beware of the social media whirlwind There is a lot out there on social media about how [...]

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