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Even in ordinary times, many parents struggle to balance work and family commitments. Add working from home and the challenges Covid-19 has brought into the mix and these struggles are amplified, cre... Read More

“Don’t talk to me about diversity now: it’s not even in my top five priorities!” So said a senior leader to his Director of Diversity and Inclusion. He might think that g... Read More

We all know anger is DESTRUCTIVE and shouting at our children just doesn’t work, so how do we remain calm and carry on? You know the drill. You make steely vows to yourself that you will d... Read More

In a time when everything is felt so intensely - the grief, the fear, the sadness, the connection - it can be easy to be led by our emotions and our inner monologues. However, being led by our though... Read More

The following is an excerpt from parenting expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith's  ‘The Starting School Book: How to choose, prepare for and settle your child at school’ (Piatkus, 2020) .... Read More

Now that working from home is the new norm, we’ve lost the opportunity to build our careers through face-to-face networking, so how can you continue to build your network when working remotely ... Read More

So there’s a lot of fear about. LOTS of fear. Of course we need to keep ourselves safe - wear masks in shop, wash our hands, follow guidelines about returning to school etc. But we don’t ... Read More

Adversity calls for an evolution of leadership. It has a way of revealing, course-correcting and recalibrating what leadership really means. The organisations that will be best equipped to adapt to b... Read More

School is drawing to a close, lockdown is easing, but most of us are still working from home, and the prospect of six weeks trying to entertain teenagers without giving in to a total screen fest, may... Read More

Samuel Johnson, that great 18th century wit, stood by his claim that the happiest part of your life is that which you spend “lying awake in bed in the morning”.  At the moment, my tw... Read More

In today's world, there seems to be no distinction between our work-lives and our home-lives. Most of us are contactable at any time and no matter where we are in the world thanks to our ever-pre... Read More

Does serenity really come from accepting what you can’t change and changing what you can? Sidestepping the religious association with this question, the quick answer, is yes… it oft... Read More

In the digital world, everything is instant. Instant notifications. Instant messaging. Instant downloads. In the world of email, we get drawn into thinking that faster is better. That a fast res... Read More

How to have successful virtual meetings: your questions, my answers In our new world of working from home, having effective virtual meetings is now critically important for business.  But a... Read More

How to be healthier, happier and at your best when working from home. Working from home is becoming the norm. More and more of us are now required to work this way. In these situations, we mu... Read More