When it comes to becoming a more comfortable, confident Chair, how you prepare makes a big difference to your performance. Preparing to chair is a bit like making a good cocktail. It involves gathering together the right ingredients, and mixing them in the right way. The right ingredients There are three ingredients to pull together:
John Wilson is a pretty amazing conductor with many internationally reputed orchestras. I’ve been lucky enough to see him in action from the Choir seats at the Royal Albert Hall. These seats are behind the orchestra and they give you a fresh perspective on his performance, viewed from the front. It occurred to me that
Chairing a meeting well is a key ingredient of progress for Associations. But it’s not easy. As it turns out, it has a lot in common with learning to ride a bike. Here’s what they share. If you spot something that could make a difference to you, or someone you work with, my Masterclass for
What makes a great conversation? The answer can be different for everyone and it changes for different types of conversation. However, there are certain elements that feature regularly in satisfying conversations, you could call them the essential ingredients. In this special double episode for Aberystwyth Students Union’s WellBeing podcast series, I speak with Nate Pidcock.
Appointing an agency could be seen as a choice for the client. But agencies can have just as much say in the matter as their clients-to-be. But choice doesn’t appear by magic. It has to be worked on and created into being. Chris Lumsden, Partner at brand consultancy, Good talked me through how they do
Helen Gregson, CEO of the European Society of Endocrinology shares how she became more comfortable and confident in her approach and delivery of public speaking. Background “It’s expected behaviour from a CEO, to be a completely comfortable presenter, knowing what you are doing. But for me, and I expect many others, these were moments I
Next Step Coaching Programme Case Study When a client had to let some people go, they asked me if I could design a short coaching programme to support them to move forward. Background 2020 is proving to be more challenging than any I’ve known in my 26-year career. I’m feeling this. And I’m hearing this
Our working days are filled with video meetings at the moment. Zoom, Teams etc have made many working lives manageable during the pandemic. But……do you ever get the sense that even though you’re meeting people regularly over video, and they’re meeting you, you might actually be seeing less of them? And being seen less yourself?
Creative businesses are built on the crackle of in-person exchanges. The spark as one idea collides with another. The flow of conversation that leads to the discovery of the new. What has the move to remote working and reliance on video meant for communication? What challenges are creative business leaders encountering and what are they
Starting up your agency is an easy topic of conversation. At the beginning, everything is ahead, optimism and energy have no limits. The world is your oyster. You get started and keep going. When do you think about the ending? How you will leave the business you are building? When was the last time you