by Alison Reid | Feb 10, 2017 | Leadership
no time to think? how to create headspace Do you find it challenging to create time and space to think? Is your day a whirlwind of emails, meetings, calls and unexpected demands? Do you reach the end of the day not having worked on what matters to you? I work with...
by Alison Reid | Dec 19, 2016 | Leadership
find stillness at Christmas “Nothing is so urgent as sitting still” Pico Iyer The good thing about taking a break at Christmas is that it’s virtually the one time in the year when there is almost a universal work hiatus. You can be fairly confident...
by Alison Reid | Nov 3, 2016 | Leadership
what does it take to be an inspiring leader? Is being inspiring a necessary talent to be a successful leader? And, if so, what does it really take to be inspiring? It’s not uncommon for me to come across high-achieving, senior clients who don’t think they...
by Alison Reid | Aug 2, 2016 | Leadership
how to make better decisions My husband and I have recently had an offer accepted on a house. It was the first one we viewed and we made an offer on the first viewing – I mean, literally at the first viewing! The deal was sealed within 2 hours. Now that might...
by Alison Reid | Jun 19, 2016 | Leadership
what would a wise person do? What comes to mind when I ask you to envisage a wise person? Do you summon an image of a gnarled but kindly old man with a long grey beard who looks a bit like you imagine Merlin would? (before the TV series, of course!) Wisdom is often...