25 Years

25 Lessons – Lesson 10: Celebrate the Moments

Business and work can be tough, so make sure that you celebrate when you get the opportunity.

Professional Relationships

The Curiosity Cycle

If you want to develop stronger rapport and relationships with people around you at work, it's important to take yourself out of the equation. Stop focusing on your own agenda and try to understand what is important to them and what is driving their behaviour. In my new blog for Psychology Today, I introduce The Curiosity Cycle, exploring the relationship between four key elements that help to deliver deeper connection and stronger relationships.

25 Years

25 Lessons – Lesson 9: No Plan B

In my latest lesson from my 25 years in networking and professional relationships, I share the mindset I take when things aren't going so well.

Mentoring

Talking About Your Future: Corporate Financier

What do professional services firms do to foster a culture of mentoring? I explore this in my article for Corporate Financier magazine and discuss the approach taken at Grant Thornton UK LLP with their Partner Jon Stubbings.

NETWORKING

Vocal Connection

Modern technology offers a new way to introduce people to each other. Are you embracing it?

Mentoring

Book Review – Forbes

John Baldoni reviews The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring for Forbes

25 Years

25 Lessons – Lesson 8: Quality, not Quantity

In my latest lesson from the last quarter of a century, I share where my strapline of Connecting is not Enough came from.

Mentoring

Why Mentors Can Be More Impactful Than Managers for Career Guidance – Fast Company

Dr. Ruth Gotian, the US Army' Chaveso Cook and I wrote this piece for Fast Company.