What I Learned from Creating an Online Course (the Hard Way)
If you watch any clip on YouTube or Instagram, creating an online course looks easy.“Four simple steps!” they say. “Earn £10,000 a month from your expertise!” How hard can it be? (Bearing in mind I thought I could do this while still delivering paid client work and...
AI vs Humans in Soft Skills Training
Artificial intelligence is transforming the world of learning, but can it really teach confidence, courage, or connection? I created an avatar of myself as an experiment. Could I use it instead of me in my online course? It would save huge amounts of time, money, and...
The Secret Language of Behaviour
No matter what you say in meetings, send in emails, or write in strategy decks - your behaviour teaches your team what’s really acceptable. What You Model, You Magnify Every team takes its cues from the people in charge. If you rush, they rush. If you micro-manage,...
The Success Cycle: Where Real Results Really Start
It’s time to turn traditional success thinking on its head. We’ve been taught to lead from the outside in. Set targets. Drive results. Measure performance. It’s logical. It’s structured. It’s familiar. But it’s also the wrong way round. Because success - for you, your...
The Hidden Problem Many Senior Leaders Don’t Talk About
If you only looked from the outside, you’d never guess how many senior leaders struggle with confidence. They speak with authority. They’re polished, articulate, decisive. And yet - when the meetings are over and the masks come off - that confidence often crumbles....
Once Upon a KPI: Why Your Spreadsheet Might Be Killing Morale
There once was a leader who delivered the best Q2 performance review in company history. Everyone clapped politely. One person yawned. Another quietly updated their LinkedIn profile. They had every reason to be engaged, but they weren’t. Why? Because there was no...
What if your team’s fear of failure is the very thing holding them back?
A lot of my friends’ children have just sat their GCSEs, and it took me right back to a pivotal moment in my life: my results day. I was 16, feeling accomplished, with three A’s, three B’s, and three C’s. I proudly handed the letter to my dad, expecting a pat on the...
Presenting: Terrifying, Avoidable… Until It’s Not
Last week, one of my senior-level clients said, completely deadpan: “I’m just not cut out for presenting. I could never do it well, let alone enjoy it.” I replied: “Anyone can learn to deliver a great presentation - and feel comfortable doing it - with the right...
The Real Reason Your Team’s Stressed (and How to Fix It)
Last week, my 13-year-old son was unusually quiet, moody, withdrawn, snappy. You might think ‘teenagers, right?’ But this wasn’t like him. Something was off. Eventually, he admitted he was overwhelmed by a school assignment. He didn’t feel equipped to handle it. His...
Leading Through Change: How to Guide Your Team with Clarity and Confidence
This weekend, we went out as a family - myself, my husband, our son, and of course, our Labrador, Cookie. We visited ‘Open Farm Sunday,’ a brilliant initiative by British farmers to invite the public onto working farms, helping people understand where their food comes...