April 10, 2015
A Crash Course in PTSD
I knew it was going to hurt as soon as the car pulled out across my path. The only questions in my mind were: how…
April 6, 2015
Beyond Bias
Very few of us would admit it, but we are all biased. Research shows that all of us are naturally drawn toward people like ourselves…
April 3, 2015
Bully for you!
I’m a fully grown, professional man. I’ve worked hard and thrived in many high-pressure situations; I know my own mind and don’t allow myself to…
March 31, 2015
Doodle do
You know that feeling… You’re in a post-lunch meeting and your eyelids feel heavy. It’s hard to concentrate. Your attention starts to drift and…
March 30, 2015
How to Fail Faster and Better
Since leaving my job as a news reporter for Thomson Reuters and going freelance some years ago, I’ve had to come to terms with failure…
March 27, 2015
Say What you Think!
I was looking after my eight-year-old nephew last weekend, and I’d love to say it was a pleasure but it wasn’t! His parents…
March 24, 2015
Creating Influence, Part Two
Part one of this “Creating Influence” blog post was published on February 24. It outlined two main ideas from Dan Pink’s book,…
March 23, 2015
How to Lead Under Pressure
Authenticity is something I’ve become very interested in as my career has progressed. I loved being a news journalist for many years but towards…
March 17, 2015
What Helps you Stick to Your Goals?
I often challenge myself to go without something I enjoy for a period of time. At the moment, I’ve given up chocolate, and my…
March 16, 2015
What I Learned From Losing a Million Dollars
It’s not often I find myself unable to put down a business book. But this was recently the case with “The Objective Leader,” by Elizabeth…
March 9, 2015
Learn to Love Networking. Really.
I run my own small business and, several years ago, I joined a business group to network with other entrepreneurs in my community. I was…
March 2, 2015
Weekly Lessons in Leadership
I’ve never been a leader of an organization and I’ve always shied away from management roles in my journalism career, preferring to stay “at the…