Do You Walk The Talk?

The term 'walk the talk' has come up as a major topic for me in conversation this last week in several different ways ...

Networking Skills: Invite People To Join You

Networking skills, as you know from your own experiences and in what you've read on my blog, are about building relationships ...

Are You Ready To Join A Mastermind Community?

A Mastermind community is a group of entrepreneurial people who dedicate time to working together ...

Choosing Your Network Events

Times of uncertainty always gets people reviewing what they are doing and what gives them value for money ...

Mastermind Skills: Put Some Emotion Into Your Decision Making

The value of a Mastermind group is in the power of the group to generate ideas and help members make decisions ...

Why Write Your Vision For Your Business In The Present Tense?

Like many a coach before me, I ask you to write your vision for your business in the present tense, as if you've already achieved it ...

Learning With My Clients

I had a lovely email when I first published this blog post from one of my clients, new to running his own business ...

Look After Your Network

All of us running our own business have our backs squarely against the wall. We need to look after our network ...

We Live In Interesting Times

I reply with, ''We live in interesting times'' when responding to enquiries about how I'm coping with lockdown ...

Collaboration In Adversity

We’re all in for tough times over the next few months so how do we implement collaboration in adversity?

Two Great Tips To Market Yourself As A Consultant

John had a successful career, reaching financial director of a mid-sized company and was then made redundant ...

The Power Of Collaboration : Lessons From The Real World

Nothing gives me more confidence in someone than seeing them apply what they teach in their own practice ...

Farm Diversification: Is It Love At First Sight?

My first thoughts on farm diversification were so what? Farmers are looking to earning an extra income ...

The Science Of Friction

Like many regular bloggers, some weeks I just stare at the paper and can’t think of anything to write about ...

Networking Skills: The Benefits Of Focus In Your Networking

It's a fundamental networking skill to know whether you should appeal to a wide range of clients, or focus in ...

Make Connections And See What Emerges!

I love to make connections; both between people and between ideas, and seeing what will emerge ...

Touch: A Double-Headed Sword When Networking

Suddenly I was enfolded in clouds of perfume, furry jumpered arms and an ample bosom. I was being hugged at a networking event ...

A Beginner's Guide To The Circular Economy

QSA Partners are working with me to co-run our Asentiv Mastermind Community for Greener Business ...