No Health Without Mental Health is the Governments strategy for tackling mental health and was the title for an inspiring conference I went to last week. For details of the six objectives, please visit http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2011/07/mental-health-strategy/. This is a key topic for you as an employer and your team as one in four adults experience mental

I am currently training a horse to stand still while I get on. This is for safety reasons, as there is a point when you have to put your foot in the stirrup and mount that you are very vulnerable. This is a key moment of trust. I am learning a lot more about myself

As I sit in the plane waiting for a slot to take off from Istanbul airport, the thought suddenly strikes me – this is a leap of faith. Three hundred plus people have put their faith and their lives in a complete stranger they haven’t met; the pilot. They trust his training, his professionalism and

How do you measure your judgement? Using the Judgement Index allows you to quantify and improve your judgement capacity. This can be invaluable for individual or team development, when you consider the cost of making the wrong or too slow a decision. Here is a brief example where the results are real, but the names

Our focus over the next twelve months will be mainly on how you can maximise the mental capabilities of your business. This is to tie in with a major event we are running in conjunction with the Phoenix Legacy, our community project. The 2012 Dorset Mind Challenge is being launched on August 12th. The vision

The term ‘no brainer’ means it’s an easy decision requiring little mental effort.  Does this cliché disrespect the power of our brain and our judgement capabilities? My concern is that over stating this phrase can insidiously undermine our brain usage and we will make poorer decisions as a result. What was the worst business decision

I was fortunate last week to attend a cultural leadership seminar in Bournemouth and hear from Ruth McKenzie, Chief Executive of the Cultural Olympiad and Phil Gibby, Chief Executive of Arts Council England South West. These were two very different speakers, but both bringing leadership to the cultural sector. There were some excellent messages for

A new aspect I introduced on the Achieving the Best from Performance course yesterday (18/2/11) was H.A.P.HAZARD. This concept came from a strategic review of the business and was related to financial aspects, but it seemed to me to apply very much to human potential. In terms of performance, there is a difference between a

Imagine Gulliver lying on the beach, waking up to find himself tied down by hundreds of tiny ropes set by the Lilliputians. Each single rope he could have broken easily, but the mass bound him down. He was hopelessly stuck. Our habits can be like that. Each single habit can tie us down to old

Will you be making New Year Resolutions and will you keep them?  I just came across a reference as to the challenge we face from “Yesterday, I Cried” by Iyanla Vanzant (autobiography) “Often when you are on the spiritual path, there is a war that goes on between the person you once were and the