What Does it Mean to Live a Good Life?

The recent Air India crash was so shocking. It was an utterly tragic event that came out of nowhere and killed all 270 people on board (and some on the ground) – bar one.  I felt heartbroken for those that lost their lives and for their families and friends. I also couldn’t stop thinking about that one […]

No Way to Black Friday Sale

It’s that time of year when shops start advertising the imminence of Black Friday – the day when it is alleged you can secure all manner of bargains and leap ahead like a contented festive elf with your Christmas shopping. Whether you actually really find any bargains, as opposed to reductions on prices that had […]

Are Coaching and Development just New Age Garbage?

I was in my late 20s when I first heard about coaching. My mum mentioned that a friend of hers was training to be a life coach.  I thought it sounded like a load of New Age garbage. The following decade, during my time at PA Consulting, I remember thinking that the folk in learning and […]