I may have 20 years of home working experience but I recognise for many this is the exception rather than the rule. Here are some very practical tips I have found help in making it a stress free, effective, experience. The first house I worked from home in was a two up two down terraced […]
For many, the coronavirus covid-19 is having a brutal impact. Many will lose their jobs and the self employed will see a substantial drop in business. For some, whose jobs require face to face interaction their income will have dropped to zero. There was very little time to plan for this. The Finns call it […]
Virtual working – lessons from the past decade The coronavirus is forcing more and more of us to work virtually. We’ve been working this way for over a decade. Here are some of the lessons we have learned. In 2012 I nearly lost my business, it wasn’t through a lack of work – to the […]
Culture, in essence, is ‘the way we do things around here’. It doesn’t matter what you say you want it to be, it’s what you do that paints the true picture. Scruffy staff canteens with notice boards plastered in “Don’t do this” or “Don’t do that” notices tell of a different culture than “people are […]
In 1963, Porsche launched the 911 at the Frankfurt motor show. The 2.0 litre engine produced 130 BHP. The latest version produces 380 BHP. What I think is more impressive is the humble Ford Fiesta. The little 1.0 engine in its highest specification produces a staggering 197 BHP. That’s 50% more power than the original […]
The Finns call it Sisu. It’s the ability to keep going even when there is no light at the end of the tunnel. It’s to take the approach that whilst it feels like you will not prevail, it’s better to keep trying than to give up. I’ve been lucky enough to break a cycling record. […]
Whichever way you voted, and whichever side of the argument you come down on, Brexit is being blamed for a lot. Multiple sources attribute the slow down of the housing market to uncertainty over Brexit. The slump in new car sales is also attributed in part to Brexit. The car market has also been affected […]
There would be no such thing as adventures if everything went according to plan. It’s the anecdotes people tell of how they overcame adversity to achieve their goals that has us in rapt attention. The near misses, close calls, the lucky escapes make for good fireside yarns. They are the stories that excite us, that […]
Being resilient means being able to deal with an event that otherwise could have been traumatic. Coping, is resilience over time. Resilience is also about our ability to learn from these experiences such that what was once threatening is no longer so. Just as the novice kayaker is intimidated by white water, as they learn […]
Having interviewed 50 senior managers recently, the common theme that emerged was a daily struggle to find time to think and plan. They are so busy trying to keep on top of everything that they reported losing sight of what they were trying to achieve and the bigger picture of why these things needed to […]