Post Lockdown Leadership Review

Garry Crosby Interview

Post Lockdown Leadership Review Want to know what skills will be in demand in the foreseeable future? Sadly, I don’t have a crystal ball. I’m not sure many of us saw the current situation coming, but here we are in the thick of it. And it’s going to take a different skillset to lead us […]

Anne Corder Recruitment – Positivity workshop

Anne Corder Recruitment

Anne Corder Recruitment – Positivity workshop I’ve been delivering workshops in conjunction with Anne Corder Recruitment for the last year. This is the first online one we’ve done and we covered one of the newest topics Positivity. We had a dozen participants and it was well received.

Client Communications – Adaptation & Evolution

Adaptability

Client Communications – Adaptation & Evolution In early May, I ran a workshop for several furloughed employees who were due to return to work. The workshop topic was Client Communications, but ultimately this was to support the employees with their evolving roles and responsibilities. Many organizations are affected as much as individuals, time for both […]

The Business of Remote Working – ICAEW event

ICAEW event - May 2020

The Business of Remote Working – ICAEW event  I presented my thoughts on Keeping Motivated While Working From Home at this special ICAEW and IOD event entitled The Business of Remote Working – May 2020. Here is the recording if you want to listen. Check out my blog on the same topic here

Launch of Blue Diamond online workshops

Blue Diamond online workshops

Formal launch of Blue Diamond online workshops! I’d already done a few ad hoc sessions before, but as we can’t meet face-to-face, let’s get together online instead. From Monday 8th April there will be a series of 8 topics to be delivered on a rolling 8-week basis for the foreseeable future.  

NEW – Positivity workshop

NEW - Positivity workshop

NEW – Positivity workshop First run of the new Positivity workshop – 20th April – with positive feedback, no less!

Launch of the Blue Diamond Coach YouTube channel

Blue Diamond Coach YouTube channel

Launch of the Blue Diamond Coach YouTube channel This is not something I dreamed I’d ever do, yet like many of us right now, I’m pushing my boundaries. I’ll be posting various videos on career coaching as well as how to get ahead in your career!

Stepping off the merry-go-round for reflection

Stepping off the merry-go-round for reflection

If you’re anything like me, it can be hard to step off the merry-go-round when you’re in the thick of the day-to-day. Or even to imagine that it might be possible. Stepping off the merry-go-round for reflection Christmas seems to be one of the only times when many of us feel that we can do just […]

Powerful conversations with connections

Conversations

Is conversation dead? With social media being as significant as ever, I had the impression that connections had overtaken relationships in terms of importance. I have built up almost 3,000 connections on LinkedIn alone. I’ve met some of my connections. Some I’ve even worked with, directly or indirectly. But the majority I don’t really know […]