Owning our mistakes, learning from our failures
The biggest mistake is not owning our mistakes! It's denying our humanity and setting ourselves up for failure. Once we take ownership of...
In support of World Mental Health Day - everyday
It is time to bring awareness to those still in the fog and confusion of what living with mental illness means. Supporting Mental Health...
Intercultural diversity for children
Most organisations with a culturally diverse employee base are realising the need to invest in workshops and programmes to teach how best...
Learn to say "No" firmly yet graciously using these 3 tools
The workplace is not somewhere people generally feel they have much choice in refusing something. It could be taking on another project...
Finding purpose in your everyday work
Why am I doing this? The humdrum of our daily work can make us forget why we do what we do. Numbed by routine, dead-lines and endless...
Leadership & Personal development through adventure
When people ask about the Leadership and Personal Development company I have founded, I reply with the question: Do you learn better if...
3 ways to care for number one
Stress has always been a part of our lives. Fifty years ago, without the Internet or mobile phones, people were able to disconnect from...
If you lack resources, be resourceful
When I was setting up my company, Spirit of Adventure, I didn't have much in terms of resources; no means, no mentor, no money. I had a...
A few words on Courage
In aviation - as I'm sure it is the case in many other industries - when a person shows tremendous amount of bravery, fortitude and...
Flexible style of communication
Recently, a delegate attending a programme I was running on leadership development expressed frustration as to the lack of success they...
