Do you need to grow a pair?

I know most of my newsletter readers are women – and the few men amongst you are indeed very welcome – but I think it’s a safe assumption that most of my readers don’t naturally have testicles. I was watching a TV programme recently where a...
Who fancies faking it?

Who fancies faking it?

Who fancies faking it? I know from many years experience with my workshop participants that this is rarely a popular invitation. So why might we need to “fake it”? At many times in my career I’ve stepped outside my comfort zone into new roles with new...
Can you care too much?

Can you care too much?

Over the winter I created a number of short videos that I called “Resources for Resilience” on topics I thought would help people create some sense of order and control in their lives in the midst of a winter where overwhelm and burnout were scarily close for many and a deep reality for some

Procrastination? Yes, I’ve been putting this off!

Procrastination? Yes, I’ve been putting this off!

Procrastination – leaving until tomorrow that which I know should be done today – involves a voluntary delay that we know is not strictly necessary and will have negative consequences. It’s certainly not the same as re-prioritisation because more important things have arisen.