Today I have sent the book that I have been writing to be (self) published. It’s a big achievement and a great start to 2006. Watch this space if you’re interested and let me know if you would like me to let you know once it is officially in print. You will be able to […]

I read this line in Outside the Lines ( a newsletter produced by the Canadian Coach Michael Bungay Stanier). It’s one of those quotes that hits the spot for me at the moment and reminds me, both in my professional busy-ness and at home with teenage children, that people’s life rhythms really have to be […]

Susan Dunn’s Emotionally Intelligent Solutions Newsletter today looks at arguing and how, with loved ones, we often behave like a ‘child’ as opposed to an ‘adult’. Think about the icy, critical, analytical stance or the tantrum. The determination to ‘be right’ often overlooks the importance of ‘being happy’. Her suggestion is that when you spot […]

I am actually using this posting as a training resource to demonstrate to 15 managers what a blog is. As part of their personal and team development on the PMI, they will receive: 360 degree feedback on their psychometric Individual Effectiveness Profile one to one coaching a series of whole day team development sessions tailored […]

The top 3 organisational competencies are: effective teams communication customer service Emotional intelligence is at the heart of these competencies providing the key to organisational and business success.

In the world of applying emotional intelligence, it can be a somewhat precarious balance to get feedback right, to tell the truth with care and without compromise. This is also true of positive feedback. Those of you who have worked with me know that we often focus on giving difficult feedback and how to create […]

Strange advice coming from a vegetarian! This is a book recommendation – Eat that frog! by Brian Tracy. A very good approach that emphasises the need for action orientation and getting your worst tasks out of the way first each day. The principle is if you had to eat a frog every day of your […]

Almost 2 years ago, as a result of reflecting on my Individual Effectiveness Profile, I realised some of the key reasons why I found it difficult to lose weight. Acknowledging this, I lost 25 lbs over the following 5 months, and managed to keep the weight off ( a first for me). Since Xmas last […]

I’ve taken a week’s holiday recently which changed from going away to a combination of days out plus getting on top of things / chores in and around the home and office. In many of the books I have on building self esteem, there are usually suggestions about clearing things out, throwing out the old […]

Triggered by the situation in a company I’m working with, I’ve become very interested in this whole area. I’ve had some interesting discussions with some interesting people who have different approaches and experience to me. It’s inspiring to receive the generosity of people who have knowledge to share. I’m particularly interested in intuition when recruiting […]