When people first meet you and they ask, ‘what do you do?’, what do you say and how do you feel about it as you reply? I’ve heard young colleagues…
When my father died last month aged 86, one of his ex-colleagues wrote to me saying that dad had an enormous influence on his mental model: ‘He was a very…
No matter how inspiring your leadership, without attention to the systems of which your organisation is a part, you may not be able to move forward. I recently participated in a…
I am reading Dr Kerrie Fleming and Roger Delves’ book, ‘Inspiring Leadership’ and am loving it! Kerrie Fleming asks why we don’t see more adverts like this for leaders: ‘We…
What is the most important thing for a young person to learn in the twenty first century? Being interviewed about his new book ‘A Brief History of Tomorrow’, Yuval Noah…
Senior leaders know the theories about resilience at work – especially in times of great change. Why don’t they put their knowledge into practice? When leaders are under enormous pressure…
‘Each new hour holds new chances For new beginnings. Do not be wedded forever To fear, yoked eternally To brutishness. The horizon leans forward, Offering you space to place new…
I hope the photo makes you smile and reminds you of the joy of life in these often stressful times. To be resilient – to thrive, you must build positive…
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou
Penny runs her private practice in St Albans and London and is also available for telephone and Skype work. Get in touch to arrange a preliminary phone call.
