18 May 2023
Celebrations!
This month’s Coronation celebrations have got Learning and Development consultant Joanne Baker considering how we celebrate with our teams and why its so important to mark occasions and milestones.
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6 June 2023
Can you ever, truly, switch-off?
The official summer holidays are nearly upon us and the prospect of another bracing week on the Northumberland coast is looming ever closer for me. Wherever your holidays may take you, will you be able to fully switch off and relax or will there always be that nagging feeling that there’s something that needs your attention?
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11 May 2023
Conversations, Conflict and the King
As our new King settles into the rhythm of doing ‘Kingy’ things, I’m sure he will be relying on his team to support and guide him. No doubt, this team will be made up of new people and people who served under his mum, our late Queen.
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4 May 2023
It’s lonely at the top
It’s lonely at the top – who do you turn to for a chat, advice, guidance, inspiration and motivation? Do you have a coach?
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19 April 2023
Encourage Growth … get set to flourish
Remember that faint glimpse of sun the other day? It got me dreaming of summer days, sat in the garden with friends – aahhh, such lovely thoughts. That is, until I looked out at the garden and felt completely overwhelmed by the work that needs doing out there!
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13 April 2023
New beginnings … to encourage growth
There’s your desk, there’s the kettle, don’t use Colin’s mug. Welcome aboard.
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5 April 2023
Sowing the seeds … to new beginnings
Spring is springing – it’s a time of year for new growth and Easter reminds us that it’s a time for new life! In the work place we have the chance every time we employ a new team member to have our own new beginnings . But how do we maximise that opportunity and ensure that the person we are bringing into our team is the right fit for us?
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22 March 2023
Growing your business through your talent
Whilst we are thinking about spring and our own growth story, covered in Michelle’s recent blog where she shares the rollercoaster of a ride through the last decade, we are reminded that when times are tough it’s so easy to shy away from investing in marketing and developing your people.
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15 March 2023
Tricky topiary and the common people perils in fast growth businesses
As we are all thinking about growth this month, it reminded me that I’m often referred to as Edward Scissor hands when it comes to gardening. My ability to cut back a shrub or tree to within in an inch of its life (and beyond sometimes 😬) is well known by my wife and my neighbours in the close where I live.
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