Embracing the Dance of ‘Do’ ‘Be’ ‘Do’ Be’ ‘Do’: A Key to Preventing Emotional Overdraft
It’s all too easy to become consumed by the constant cycle of doing. But I loved the brilliant thought from Matt Cooksey that it’s crucial to remember that there is a delicate dance between ‘do’ and ‘be’. This dance, beautifully described as a life lived in the rhythm of ‘do’ ‘be’ ‘do’ ‘be’ ‘do’, maintains […]
”JUST”ification – the sneakiest form of procrastination (and how to deal with it)
Finding time to think and focus on what truly matters can sometimes feel like a battle. This realisation struck me during a recent conversation with one of my clients. They confided that carving out dedicated time for thinking was a challenge they grappled with regularly. What caught my attention was the justification they used to […]
Could there be a hidden cost line in your P&L
Sarah is in her annual P&L meeting. She’s running a high growth business and in the last 12 months, she’s not only made a healthy profit, she’s also a full year ahead on where she’d planned to be on her 5-year growth plan. Cue fanfare. From afar, we’d surely expect Sarah to be ecstatic. This […]
Flapping like a plastic bag in the wind
Not long ago I received a somewhat frantic text from a client. ‘I really need to chat’. I jumped on Zoom with him and his second in command, and as soon as you could say ‘audio connected’, he began to rattle off his concerns. ‘Work is slipping!’, he raged, ‘mistakes are being made!’, ‘the team […]
Trust is a truly virtuous circle
Trusting people (or not trusting them as the case may be) is a common trait among leaders. Often to do with assuming people can’t perform tasks competently without them, a lack of trust leads to constantly worrying about whether work is being done to your standards, juggling too many balls, working late every night, and […]
