15th March 2018
The title of Sarah Hill’s recently-published book, Where Did You Learn To Behave Like That? says it all for me! If as a coach or consultant you have ever asked or been asked this question, you know that you are likely to be thinking back and remembering experiences from your […]
12th March 2018
For the past 18 months I’ve been exploring what, for me, has been the new world of social media, particularly using Twitter and LinkedIn as a coordinated approach. What I’ve discovered, and in fact enjoyed, is being able to be in contact with my professional community in a new and […]
7th March 2018
I was working with a group recently, and as I often do when we’re getting started, I put a lot of cards down on the floor, face up. Some of the cards were images of animals which I’d collected, because animals offer a wonderful way for people to associate with […]
29th January 2018
I’m fascinated to see that Diana Shmukler, clinical psychologist, teacher and supervisor, is teaching a programme this July at the Oxford University Summer School for Adults on Adolescence: Whose Problem Is It Anyway? The course description says: ‘From the children of the “sturm und drang” to the millennials, adolescence has […]
11th September 2017
I’ve just returned from virtually a whole month away from work. I started August with a week-long tai ji retreat in Herefordshire which was both calming and revitalising. I left there with my feet firmly on the ground, feeling centred, rested and balanced. I then set off alone for a […]





