What’s the one thing you need to focus on this year?

Build your reputation—by showing up regularly.

It’s that time of year when deadlines get talked about. Sales results. Financial year end. Production targets… and Christmas! Deadlines are good. Short deadlines are better. Short deadlines with clear cut consequences are best.

The world over, problems arise when misunderstandings are ignored. At home and at work—in politics, sex and religion. Uncertainty leads to double guessing, mistrust and a general malaise. More often than not, there’s a mismatch in expectation—this inevitably leads to poor.

Have you ever noticed how it gets harder to avoid setbacks the more tired, stressed and run down you are? Decision-making becomes worse. Thinking under pressure a challenge. And yet we continue.

A video inspired by a LinkedIn message, “What tips and advice doing you have for note-taking?” Well, this is for anyone interested in taking notes, bullet journalling or simply wants to improve their productivity.

The Thick Red Line will help you improve performance. Rather than focusing on 'Excellent' and 'Good' we instead turn to 'Poor' and 'Satisfactory'.

Understanding influence and attitude is really important when building a high performance team. Negative people will always hold you back. Deal with negative people and your performance will naturally improve.

Can a good company become a great company and, if so how? In this tutorial, we explore the Flywheel Effect—a key concept borrowed from Jim Collins and his brilliant book, Good to Great.

You should never allow two consecutive days* with back to back poor performance. Two bad days will knock you off track. You lose momentum. You’ll get demotivated and disappointed.

When you look back at the past 12 months—objectively, what type of tools and techniques do you use? Here's a short tutorial film that introduces 3 ideas for you, your team or your organisation. Ideal for personal and professional development.

A surprisingly fun way to improve productivity, gain clarity and achieve focus. Who knew! A short tutorial on the benefits of standardisation. Plenty of real life examples, a case study, top tips and an action step to help you on your way.

What to look for when writing a CV... or reviewing CVs? Top tips to recruit better talent, make better decisions and speed up recruitment process. And if you're applying for new roles, then some useful advice on dos and don'ts.

There’s only two types of action you need to track when you attend a meeting. What do YOU need to do? And what do OTHERS need to do? (Especially those on your team). But how do you keep track of them? And how can you keep it as simple as possible?

A short explainer of the GROW model of coaching. A new four letter acronym to add to your collection.

A simple video covering the art of making checklists. In this video, I'll share a few checklists that go into the production of a video: Equipment setup, Content creation, and Post production editing. It's a brief overview. Nothing too technical.

The Art of Giving Feedback. From an early age, we're conditioned to receive feedback. It's how we learn to grow and develop. But as adults, no one tells us how to give or receive feedback—that comes with experience.

A short tutorial focusing on project management — specifically the rear end, and project handover.

A simple technique for structuring projects.

When written down, ARCI provides a simple framework that helps your decision making, builds trust and drives better communication. And I believe it would make all the difference in East Cheshire!