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PURA VIDA
PURA VIDA!

PURA VIDA! I hope that wherever you are in the world that the season has treated you kindly. As summer comes to an end here and I have been lucky

COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP
COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP

We are all living in challenging times. Over the last few years, we have seen the very best and the very worst of us. What has become crystal clear is

Perspective
Perspective

“The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist sees the hole.” Oscar Wilde I am a worrier, I always have been, and I always will be. Many see me as an

How To Spot Integrity
How to Spot Integrity

  I am one of ‘those’ people who watched our former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s appearance in front of the Parliamentary Privileges Committee to answer questions about whether he lied

COLLABORATION
COLLABORATION

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” Ryunosuke Satoro In 1986, after leaving Apple for the first time, Steve Jobs purchased the digital division of LucasFilm, the

Ikigai How To Find A Sense Of Purpose In The Workplace
Ikigai – How To Find A Sense Of Purpose In The Workplace

It is now commonplace to point out that we are increasingly questioning our work life balance and re-examining our own sense of purpose and value. I have become fascinated by

Post Lockdown Leadership; 3 Ways To Be Supportive
Five a Day: Developing a Culture of Shared Leadership

It’s the last day at work before Christmas, people have clawed their way to the bubbles and the baubles, exhausted. You look at your team and you know that you

One More Day
One more day

Last week, I was lucky enough to attend an event where I heard incredible advocates for health care and in particular, the rights of terminally ill patients speak.    

On Common Ground
On common ground

Over the last couple of decades, the rise of polarisation, not just on political levels but amongst so many people across all walks of life is something I find challenging

Education Is Key
Education is key.

As some of you may know, I am currently the President of The School Library Association. One of my key pledges when I accepted the role, was to help promote

Passion And Purpose
Passion and Purpose

Since 1989, I have lived in Derby, the heart of England. It’s a special place. As a Londoner, it stole my heart very early on. It has a sense of

The New Rock'n'Roll
The New Rock’n’Roll

When I was young, I had a lot of heroes. I idolised sports icons, rock stars and famous actors. I wanted to be these people and dreamt of doing the