“The future belongs to those who plan for it.” – Jim Moran

“The future belongs to those who plan for it.” – Jim Moran

by | Feb 9, 2023 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Cities, Culture, Disruption, Economy, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Lifestyle, Motivation, Pandemic, COVID, Productivity, Risk, Strategy, Work Life Balance, Working From Home

How true – for without planning, the future becomes simply a matter of luck. What brought this to mind was reading a report from IWG / Regus earlier today entitled, “The Future of Work – a trends forecast for 2023.” and as they’re among the biggest suppliers globally...
“Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.” – Horace Mann

“Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.” – Horace Mann

by | Jan 26, 2023 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Coaching, Excellence, Growth, Lifestyle, Motivation, Productivity, Success, Work Life Balance

Have you ever driven to work, or home, and realised when you get there that you have no memory of the drive – almost as if you weren’t doing it? Habits are a strange thing. They make our lives easier by allowing us to perform certain actions without really thinking...
How an Unretirement Policy will Improve Your Business

How an Unretirement Policy will Improve Your Business

by | Jun 23, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Economy, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Lifestyle, Motivation, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Productivity, Profitability, Work Life Balance

Last week I wrote about how an Unretirement policy – enabling older workers who would previously have been expected to retire – can be a significant driver in overcoming the skills shortage. This clearly struck a chord with many people, judging by the number of ‘hits’...
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain

by | Jun 20, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Economy, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Lifestyle, Motivation, Productivity, Work Life Balance

Sometimes referred to as the father of American literature, Mark Twain really hit the nail on the head here – age is most certainly an issue of mind over matter! Speaking for myself, I feel very little different now to what I did 30 years ago (I need glasses now for...