Last week I was fortunate to see a really great coach in action. He helped the client go from heavy and overwhelmed to light and...

When Bob Dylan was awarded a Nobel Prize his fellow singer Leonard Cohen remarked, “it’s like pinning a medal on Mount Everest for being...

I woke up early one morning and had the virtuous thought to go swimming. Hearing the rain outside I grabbed an umbrella and crept out...

For 10 years I was responsible for the CEO’s results message. Every quarter, every year-end, every annual conference. Funny thing is,...

25 years ago my little life fell apart. I was Football Secretary of my local professional club. It felt like the perfect job. My career...

My last job was a dream come true. After 10 years I had a great rack record, loved the work more than ever, and had a truly wonderful team. And I quit. The leaving was hard but the decision was easy. In a word: family. As I explained to my CEO at the time, “This is my worst career decision. But my best family decision. And I know which is more important”. We are often faced with tough calls. My clients frequently talk about being at a crossroads and not knowing which path

Maybe I’m being sentimental, but as I get older my heart feels increasingly drawn to those three little magic words: “I don’t know”. ...

“I’m thinking of quitting because of my boss. She’s making my life a misery!” We’ve all been there. We’ll likely be there again. But...

Don't believe what people tell you. Just believe in them. We all get lost in our stories sometimes. It’s easy to miss that it’s all made...

I recently asked a friend the above question. His response stunned me: “I get well-paid precisely because it’s work. If it was play, I wouldn’t get paid!” For many, work and play are mutually exclusive. Everyone knows we'd rather not be there. It's why pay is called “compensation”. We don't like Mondays. We can't wait for that Friday feeling. We work when we have to, play when we can. Which makes perfect sense. If we ignore human nature and what gets results. Play is natur

I was made redundant from my first job out of university. It was a shock, even a little humiliating. At 25, my career was over before it began. I took a step back. Maybe this was a gift. I loved the job, but didn’t really see myself there long term anyway. What would I really like to be doing, say, 5 years from now? My passion had always been politics. By the time I’m 30, I decided, I want to work in government. Four years later, I got my first job advising ministers. Working