by Alison Reid | Mar 29, 2015 | Leadership
I love buying new books. I use my kindle for fiction, but like hard copy for non-fiction. One of my vices is buying books before I’ve read the ones already on my bookshelf! Favourite categories are personal development, leadership, coaching and career...
by Alison Reid | Jan 8, 2015 | Leadership
You want to do the best you can in your career. You want to keep on progressing so that you can make a difference, and earn a decent living. Yet a fog has descended between where you are and where you want to go. Nobody seems to be able to tell you exactly what you...
by Alison Reid | Oct 4, 2014 | Leadership
Tributes to Charles Kennedy, the former Lib Dem leader who sadly passed away earlier this week aged only 55, have been glowing about Kennedy as a leader and a man. Politicians and commentators have called out his “immense ability”, his intellect, and his...
by Alison Reid | Aug 26, 2014 | Leadership
Ironically, this blog almost didn’t get published because of self-doubt. Negative thoughts started popping up like, “Who are you to think people will want to read what you write?” and “It’s not good enough.” My “inner...
by Alison Reid | May 27, 2014 | Leadership
Before taking a break a couple of weeks ago, I was running on empty. I woke up every morning as tired as when I’d gone to bed, I was making mistakes I wouldn’t normally make, and I was working knee-jerk, letting emails and other people’s demands rule my day. Sound...
by Alison Reid | Apr 7, 2014 | Leadership
This may sound like an odd question. After all, if you’re reading this, I would have thought you’re alive and, in order to be alive, you need to be breathing to oxygenate your body and vital organs. However, though our bodies know how to breathe –...
