I was having my hair cut recently and asked my hairdresser how she would celebrate Christmas.  She said she didn’t need a special occasion to celebrate. She’ll be getting a bottle of wine out at…

There was an item on the news recently about some research into flu. They’d found that you can significantly reduce your risk of infection by wearing a mask. Not just any old wad of cotton…

Who are your top team? They are your board of directors, your trusted advisers, your unofficial mentors and coaches. Even small companies have a team to help set strategy, deal with major issues and plan.…

This week I took the car in to get my exhaust sorted. It was a minor job, took them about half an hour. It had been knocking badly for ages,  I would notice it as…

I hadn’t driven the car for a few days then as I set off and turned the wheel under the bonnet it went TWANG! That, dear readers, is the sound of a broken spring. I…

I had friends staying recently and it was great fun. We stayed up late chatting, retelling old stories and sorting out the world. The following day we walked in the woods, kicking up piles of…

Recently I was with a friend who is a Liverpool fan. They were playing a game. Every now and again his phone would go off, telling him they had scored. He apologised. “You don’t mind…

I was on a 90 minute bus journey recently and sat right at the front on the way out. It helps my travel sickness to see where I am going. On the return it was…

I was working with some senior women in the Midlands recently. It was the end of our programme and we were taking some feedback. One woman said that she had been a bit anxious about…

This week I’ve been picking up some training for people who are unable to deliver. As I was checking into my hotel I explained the reasons for my trip. The receptionist “So you got the…