Change Insights

Don’t leave your team to fill in the gaps

2nd July 2018

Jigsaw pieces

When Leading through Change we can share the WHAT & HOW of the plan but at times fail to offer the missing link that is the WHY.

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Knowing just isn’t enough…

28th July 2016

Knowing vs Doing (Blog pic)

We hear Business Leaders saying “That is nothing new, I know  that already” – which then triggers the question – “That’s great, so what are you doing about it?”

With Bupa research finding that less than 7% of employees say they are working to their full potential, the move from ‘knowing’ to ‘doing’ becomes a question of significant business importance.

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Coaching Ants

16th June 2016

Watch an ant become trapped inside a circle drawn onto a sheet of paper, endlessly trapped by its own perception of an insurmountable barrier.

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Do Leaders ever stop learning to lead?

10th May 2016

AC do ION May 2016

Driving along the stunning North Wales coast line, the sun was out (the shades were on!) as we excitedly chatting about what the day ahead had in store, we had that feeling it was going to be good! 

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Create a change… and a smile!

23rd February 2016

Start a change picture

This morning, I left the house late, kids were bundled out of the car (near thrown out)… and then I hit traffic!  After a deep sigh, I let a car in the queue in front of me. Then something interesting happened – the car I had let in, let the car in front of them, and then the new joiner offered up space to a third car.

I smiled – one simple change in my behavior had created 2 other changes and I smiled a bigger smile when I started to wonder how many more would join our chain on the rush hour journey?!

Go on… create a chain-reaction-change today… along with a smile!


Trade now…the odds are high!

8th February 2016

Blog - trade now the odds are high!

Everyday we attend meetings with Clients and Colleagues, where we are trying to make a positive impact, right? But why is it that some people seem to easily command a room, whilst others are left floundering and getting tied up in knots? Do you want to know their secret? We do…

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Permission to say that…

19th October 2015

Blog - permission to say that

Why do we sometimes hold back and don’t give ourselves permission to say what we really want to say? Maybe because its a difficult message, maybe it might make us a bit vulnerable, maybe we just don’t think its business like to share what we are feeling as well as thinking?

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Oops…right intention wrong impact!

30th September 2015

Blog Intent vs Impact

Have you ever said something only to quickly realise that it didn’t quite land as you intended, and has had completely the wrong impact on the other person? We see this happening a lot in business!!!

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Penguin wobbles

9th September 2015

Penguins Wobble Blog

Your team is having a wobble, what do you typically do? Wobble along with them or hold them up during times of change?

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Coaching and Spaghetti

24th August 2015

Coaching and Spaghetti

Your Plan?

Getting from A to B. Simple, right?

Erm, no.

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