Out of Your Comfort Zone See the pic – that paddler is obviously me – as you can see from the serious face❗️ How often do you find yourself out of your comfort zone ❓ I have often had moments of nerves at either end of the scale –...
Active listening Are you an #activelistener? I must admit I have to work at that. I am often a selective listener…so I’m told by my family! Archie, our Maine Coon cat, can certainly teach us some lessons in #activelistening – he can react quickly to the rattle of a...
Say less – Say it simply – Say it often The title says it all – that’s the essence of getting your message across with impact. There’s much to learn from the COVID crisis and surrounding communication messages, methods and products and doubtless much will be...
Positive Mentoring How many of you have mentors and if so, what difference have they made to your life? Mentoring has been brought into sharp focus for me over the last few days, following the sad untimely death of a bit of a Royal Air Force legend, Squadron Leader...
Crisis Communications – What’s the Plan? I heard an ex NHS Comms colleagues say, ‘the CEO thinks we have a communications crisis because our take-up of the staff flu vaccine is not good and we will be severely criticised’. I heard a business colleague say, ‘we have...
What Spins Your Props? I heard the term ‘spinning your props’ from an ex-military colleague. What it means is an understanding of what moves and inspires you; that is the motivation to get you out of bed. These core influences define us as a person and in my...
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