May in Review

May in Review

The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast In May, I was joined by Niamh Hannan and Perry Timms. I had a great conversation with Niamh in Episode #20 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others #Podcast. We talked about how some people have an imbalance between expressing...

Wednesday Afternoon

Wednesday Afternoon

I’m taking the afternoon off today because I’d put some podcast interviews in my diary thinking I wouldn’t be working. You see, a few months ago I explored the idea of working a 9 day fortnight: 10 days worth of hours into 9 slightly longer days. But right at the last...

The Leader Connect Podcast with me, Nia Thomas

The Leader Connect Podcast with me, Nia Thomas

Dr Nia Thomas JP LLB (Hons), MSc, DBA is the Director of Thoughts and Ideas at Knowing Self Knowing Others. Not only is she wonderful to listen too, but she is the most incredible source of wisdom centring around emotional intelligence and the importance of knowing your…

Conversations on Leadership with me, Nia Thomas!

Conversations on Leadership with me, Nia Thomas!

I really enjoyed my conversation with Tom Desch on the Conversations on Leadership Podcast and I was especially privileged to have been their first international guest for their 1st anniversary episode. We talked about my journey to leadership, self awareness and divers…

Lead Care Win by Dan Pontefract

BOOK REVIEW: Begin With We, Kyle McDowell

This is a big book with big principles and stories from big corporations It sets out the 10 WEs: 10 principles on which all organisations should base their behaviour, to drive their operations, and ultimately build their culture. Being with We, Kyle McDowell They are...

The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast - Top Takeaways

TOP TAKEAWAYS: Ep 20 with Niamh Hannan

I had a great conversation with Niamh Hannan in Episode #20 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others #podcast. As someone focussing on women's leadership journey in leadership, Niamh had a lot of interesting things to say. Here are my Top Takeaways. The EQi2.0 assessment...

Lead Care Win by Dan Pontefract

BOOK REVIEW; You Me We by Morag Barrett

This book gave me feedback that I didn’t know I needed to hear. It took me on a journey of despair, embarrassment, inadequacy, enlightenment, learning and improvement. It was quite the journey At one point I couldn’t articulate my response to it, all I could do was...

Lead Care Win by Dan Pontefract

BOOK REVIEW: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

This book is both amazing and exhausting. I read it whilst lying on a sun lounger next to a pool when I was on holiday and I still felt like I needed a lie down. The concepts keep coming. Page after page there's a new insight, a new definition, and a new model to get...

Lead Care Win by Dan Pontefract

BOOK REVIEW: I Have the Watch by Jon S Rennie

This book is written from experience. You can really sense that from the examples shared and the language used to share them. It is a collection of curated articles written over a five year span. Jon Rennie makes this clear at the beginning of the book - which is...