No one likes planning…
June 12th 2019 by
But everyone likes a plan. You know that day where you had nothing planned? And it turned out to be brilliant! The one where the planets just seemed to line up and everything wonderful that could have happened – did? That amazing day that you’ve talked about for years? The one where you had to […]
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Get Your Act Together
June 6th 2019 by
In the 1950’s big budget movies started hitting the silver screen. Singin’ In The Rain, Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments– they were all epic productions. You can imagine the pressure on the Producers, who promptly passed it on to the Directors and ultimately the Actors. The term ‘Get your act together!’ came from the Director’s chair following their frustration with […]
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What Is The Clarity Method?
May 30th 2019 by
When coaching a new client, I often end up discussing values. Once they truly understand their core values and can articulate and act on them, many parts of life become less complex. Understanding your values gives you clarity. For example, if one of your core values is ‘security’, that Everest expedition may be a bit of […]
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The Ultimate Life Hack
May 22nd 2019 by
Google ‘Life Hacks’ and you’ll find list after list – often with grand claims making you doubt how you’ve lived your life without that perfect way to make a sandwich or how to reorganise your sock drawer. I’ll be honest, this newsletter was going to be a Top 10 Life Hacks but when I started to […]
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When Customer Service Doesn’t Matter
May 15th 2019 by
I was looking to book 3 nights in a really nice, relatively new hotel on one of the Spanish Islands. It was for the height of summer, so I wanted to plan ahead. I didn’t need a deal. I wasn’t fussed about an upgrade. But I wasn’t prepared to pay more than list price for […]
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What’s The Truth ?
May 9th 2019 by
It’s funny how we lean towards believing the negative over the positive. The various news channels know this and they thrive on it. So what – we’re well aware of that. It’s more important when we start to believe negatives about ourselves – especially when it’s a minority. And worse, when that minority is just […]
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How Good Service Becomes Brilliant
April 30th 2019 by
I was recently tagged in a Twitter post about customer service. Normally, it’s a reader having a rant and suggesting the culprits ‘check out @MichaelHeppell and get your staff trained’. They never do … but I’m honoured for the shout out. This particular tweet was about a simple but effective design in a hotel room to aid sleepy guests on the […]
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I Was Absolutely Useless
April 18th 2019 by
Yes, I was absolutely useless. But the worst thing? I thought I was good. I’ve been having a garage spring clean and came across a box of old MiniDiscs. For younger readers, MiniDisk was the technology after cassettes and before MP3 players. I popped one into the old garage hi-fi, hoping to find a disco […]
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Dealing With Overwhelm
April 10th 2019 by
Last week I hosted the Business Excellence Forum and Awards. It’s a massive event with over 1,200 participants and a range of world-class speakers. Our rehearsal was scheduled for 4.30pm on the day before the event. Then it was moved, moved and moved again. The crew were having a technical nightmare with the set up. […]
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The Curse of Chaos
April 3rd 2019 by
Early in my career, I was invited to work with a ‘creative agency’. It was a hoot! Painted pigs in reception. Table tennis and space invaders. Pizzas on Thursday. Pub on Friday. ‘You don’t have to be mad to work here – but it helps’ posters. You get the idea. And almost everyone was happy to work late. […]
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