Boards – missing in action

Boards – missing in action

What do I mean? You’ve probably got a meeting with them you’re preparing for right now. What I mean is they’re missing in action in strategy documentation. And missing in infrastructure support too. But I’m jumping ahead. If you’re a founder then getting the right...
It’s never too soon

It’s never too soon

Sorry it’s taken so long to get episode 2 out! I hope it will be worth the wait. Take this as your excuse to sit in the sun for a moment (27 minutes) and picture some what ifs. Having founded the Norwich charity, Social Moments, just two years ago, the energetic...
How to let your team lead

How to let your team lead

Hands up if you work for an organisation with over 100 employees? 🤔 How’s staff engagement and inclusion?  🤔 How involved are you in decisions that affect you? 🤔 How do you find out about decisions that affect you?  Most colleague conversations I overhear...
What 9/11 taught me about diverse teams

What 9/11 taught me about diverse teams

It’s a date etched in our memories, all of us recalling where we were at the time.  For me, an early autumn term school day had just finished in South Croydon and I was sat in my form room marking books.   The sounds of teachers’ voices in the corridor...
Endings and why they matter

Endings and why they matter

Put simply, endings matter because we’re human. Our hardwiring for negativity, assumptions and thinking the worst means that in the absence of good (truth or clarity), we’ll invent the less good. When our employer, our friend or our lover fails to...