As the festive season is nearly upon us, we both wanted to thank everyone for their continued support this year – it means the world to us! 2017 has been quite a year, not least because we both achieved one of our ambitions to write and...
Read MoreYes it’s that time again – another one of our 5 minute leadership Q&A’s. This month it’s a question we got sent by a couple of people and is actually something we’ve both struggled with in our careers. It can get pretty disheartening if you’re trying...
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We thought for this blog we'd give you a flavour for our book by sharing one of the personal stories / examples we included. It is also a great example of where we have personally got it wrong as leaders, which is where the Golden...
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Just a quick one for a Friday - we were delighted this week to make the local paper - The Wharfedale Observer, with a nice article about the book. Have a good weekend Martin and Elizabeth ...
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Hi there! Hope you’ll forgive us writing another blog about the book but it is something we’ve been talking about for five years, so are feeling a real of a sense of achievement finally having it in print and available as an E book. Now it’s out...
Read MoreIts a special day for us! After 18 months of hard work we finally picked up the first copies of our book in print. We couldn't wait to show it to you and didn't make it out of the publishers car park before wanting to share the...
Read MoreHere’s a great Ted talk for those of us that like to over support or over praise people! It’s only about 6 minutes long and is pretty funny too, so is well worth a look. The basic premise is we tend to devalue the real meaning...
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Hi there, Martin again this month. Elizabeth and I often find two of the most commonly used terms when it comes to leadership are ‘Vision’ and ‘Strategy’ and we think it’s fair to say people interpret them very differently and at times can make them so...
Read MoreHere’s a great TED talk we’ve recently discovered from Jia Jang, who has a really powerful message told in a funny and engaging way. He recounts a particular story from his school days that had a long lasting impact on him and how as an adult...
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