… Ages and Ages since I’ve done a blog post! I’ve been taking time to enjoy my family, yes, just us, and identify more with my role as a mother, a parent and a wife. I’ve been teaching myself to take it easy and not to try to plan all detail to the nth degree.Continue reading “It’s been a while”
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Remembering your why
Recently, we took a pause on all of our hobbies / extra-curricula activities. It gave us more time to spend together and the freedom of unstructured play. During that time, I noticed that I was more relaxed and could see the benefits of both time in hobbies and out on our development. However, during theContinue reading “Remembering your why”
Celebrating Achievements
Leaders need to celebrate achievements. This doesn’t come naturally to most of us. We all see the never ending piles of work that we need to do. I’m using negative terminology here. To frame it positively; we all want to crunch through our work to succeed on objectives. Leaders see more objectives than their team.Continue reading “Celebrating Achievements”
Pop goes the weasel
With leadership, we always advise to look at your individual team members and their own thoughts and perspectives. Despite all this, we have more similarities than differences. We are all drawn to natural light no matter how bright everything is around us. Even small children have this natural instinct. We have a natural magnetism toContinue reading “Pop goes the weasel”
Sweet and Bitter
The good times will just be normal if they happen all the time. The same with the bad times. A leader is someone who understands that they can’t make their team happy all of the time, neither can they deliver on time to spec all of the time too, neither can you celebrate at everyContinue reading “Sweet and Bitter”
Cool mornings
With three children, rarely is it a quiet morning getting ready. They all have differing needs and wants. Some are morning people and others are not. It’s the same as leading a team. The larger your team gets, the more you need to have consideration for. The main difference is having children means you knowContinue reading “Cool mornings”
Compare and Contrast
As much as we say we don’t, we are business leaders and we spend time ranking and comparing our team members to see who comes out at the top. This is something that really contradicts what we say we do- appreciate diversity in all of its forms. Comparing will exclude diversity, but let’s consider whetherContinue reading “Compare and Contrast”
Sometimes…
Sometimes we have a set perception of who we are and what we are meant to be doing at a particular time. However, the circumstances mean it just isn’t possible… As a business leader, you know that the priority is to achieve that customer deliverable. Sometimes, there is so much discord and distraction within yourContinue reading “Sometimes…”
Dilemma: leading with supplier’s behaviour
We’ve just finished another busy half term with the children. We had a fantastic time (pause on the image for now). We did so many activities although it still felt like we were shaking the cobwebs of any lockdown period. I did come across a strange level of customer service in a cafe on Friday.Continue reading “Dilemma: leading with supplier’s behaviour”
Leading a Team and Facilitation
Facilitation is one of those words that can be judged as soft/ fluffy/ intangible and passive. In reality, it isn’t. It is a vital skill for leaders. Everyone talks about putting active words on your CV rather than passive or those relating to soft skills. This is an outdated perspective as the soft skills areContinue reading “Leading a Team and Facilitation”
Skills Repeat 