What is your definition of vulnerability? I would definitely feel vulnerable stood on a ladder, see sawing 10 ft off the ground while juggling in front of 475 people. And if it really was me doing it, the audience would feel vulnerable too. I have been working on vulnerability this week in a different context:…
McKinsey count themselves as thought leaders and they lived up to that last week with their article on accountability = account x ability. A useful way of thinking about the importance of employee engagement, and a reminder of what holding people to account means in work terms. I think this concept can be expanded to…
Two contrasting experiences with cars: I finished my 2 months trial with an all-electric Vauxhall Corsa, courtesy of Coventry City’s Council’s Electric Fleet First Scheme I had 2 glorious days at the Goodwood Festival of Speed: watching cars (and motorcycles!) drive up the Duke of Richmond’s driveway at speeds not allowed on the road. This…
Here are three events from my week, which I offer to you as an opportunity to reflect on how the present may impact on your are plans for the future. A couple of events I attended included discussions on the future of learning & development in business. At one, a speaker was considering using in…
Do you need a coach – or a mentor? The differences between coaching and mentoring have triggered lengthy discussions for as long as I can remember. This week I looked at both elements in my role as a coach, as a mentor, and on a development event with CIPD Coventry & Warwickshire. The event was…
This week saw me have a LinkedIn work anniversary, and the congratulations duly flooded in: thank you if that included you. In all honesty the date is a little inaccurate, as I ‘enjoyed’ a period of ‘garden leave’ before finally leaving banking, so I had been going a little while. But it’s a good reminder…