Have you noticed how we tend to resist the idea of change? Just adding the word ‘change’ has the potential to put people’s backs up or make us feel wary. If our boss says, ‘We’re going to change the office’ or ‘We’re going to change some processes’, we often have an immediate reaction to the […]
How to break the glass ceiling Having been brought up as the only male in a household of women, and having gone to university in the early 1980s when the issue of equality of the sexes was to the fore, I pride myself on believing that we are equal regardless of gender. I operate from […]
How to overcome The Little Git and take control of your internal dialogue I was recently contacted by a senior executive who works for a multinational organisation. He’d suffered a traumatic event several months before which had severely impacted on his confidence as a presenter and which, he feared, might even negatively affect his career. […]
It’s International Women’s Day and I’m reminded of the presence and personal impact I’ve been doing with women-only groups, as well as one-to-one female leadership coaching, so I thought I’d post my thoughts. Whenever I introduce myself to a group on such courses I start off by saying three things: I was the only male […]
How to master the trickiest of public speaking platforms Speaking on stage can be an uncomfortable experience, even for those of us who are trained to be on stage; so what’s it like when you have to speak on a round stage? I have an idea that we mostly feel uncomfortable when speaking in front […]
I’m fortunate to have been part of British Gas’s training programme for fourteen years and for eleven of those years delivered a one-day Presenting with Impact course. As you can imagine, during that time many people attended the course, one who stands out for me is the guy who attended twice. Michael, as I’ll call […]