The pandemic pause brought us to a moment of collective reckoning about what it means to live well and to work well. As a result, employees are sending employers an...
September 2022
August 2022
Second Edition – Compassionate Leadership
It was with a mix of excitement and trepidation that I wrote my book on Compassionate leadership with the enthusiastic backing of my publishers, Piatkus in 2014. Being...
Business Breakfast
Up bright and early to chat with Joe Lynham about my new book (second edition - two new chapters) and The Compassionate Leadership Academy. Take a listen HERE
May 2022
Lead to Wellness
We were exhibiting at the Business Revival show in Excel, London in March this year when it dawned on me that we are getting it all wrong; they can’t be...
Compassion is a verb
So much has been written about the meaning of the word Compassion that seems to contradict and confuse, or, even worse, put people off practicing it. It gets confused...
February 2022
January 2022
Delegating – What Do You Need To Know?
Delegation. We all know what it means: getting other people to do stuff! It is something we do every day but without really thinking about it. However, in my experience,...
November 2021
The Business Show – ExCel London
What a very busy couple of days. We showcased our Compassionate Leadership online course and corporate learning & development programmes at The Business Show in London. We met with a...
October 2021
It’s Not Their Carbon, it’s Ours
As COP26 fast approaches so to does the intensity of the rhetoric of blame, shame and claim. But, most of what I see, hear and read in the media does...
From Survive to Thrive
"Very proud to see this super advertorial for our close colleague Manley Hopkinson and his Compassionate Leadership Academy in today's Saturday pages of The Daily Telegraph. Never a more important...
September 2021
Compassion As A Business Objective
"Compassion is a practice. As a compassionate leader, you invest time and make an active commitment to the people around you, which sets them on a path for success. You...
June 2021
CEOs Speak
"What a rich conversation - rich in humanity! Your compassionate leadership came not from the boardroom, not from the classroom - but from your real-life experiences - and hence it...
April 2021
How To Bring Together a Diverse Team
Delighted to feature in HR Future magazine. I have been running a particular exercise across the whole world for the last 15 years, with diverse, cross-cultural teams from global organisations,...
February 2021
How To Lead in Challenging Times
Thank you Matt Richardson at British Airways High Life magazine for commissioning Andrea Mongia to illustrate my article. The illustrations are superb - to read the full article and see...
Workplace Wellbeing Trends for CEOs in 2021
I was recently asked by CEO Today to contribute to an article on future wellness trends in the workplace. Compassionate Leadership is their No. 1 trend - quite right too. ...
January 2021
4 Post Pandemic Mental Health Trends 2021
"The pandemic has changed the workplace forever, adding pressure to an already stressed out workforce. In a post pandemic world, businesses are making drastic changes in how they work. In...
Success and Disaster in 2021
As a keynote speaker, when I share my story of skippering a boat in the world's toughest yacht race I know that I will never have the time to share...
January 2021
New Year’s Resolutions That Don’t Work
It’s easy to get swept up in the idea that come January 1, all issues of willpower and busyness will dissolve away and you will finally be able to achieve...
December 2020
Six New Year’s Resolutions For Leaders in 2021
My new year resolution to practise self-compassion is featured in Forbes magazine. Although self compassion is not just for leaders - we all need to find our better, happier selves. ...
10 Tips to Motivate Your Team in 2021
Shut Up and Listen - sounds obvious, takes discipline. Read my article published in CEO TODAY magazine: https://www.ceotodaymagazine.com/2020/12/10-leadership-tips-to-motivate-your-team-in-2021/
Inspiring Books for 2021
Delighted to be featured in CEO TODAY. Empathy has been one of the hottest leadership topics of 2020, but this book was ahead of the curve in many ways, championing the...
First – I listen.
One of the most profound, but in essence the most simple leadership lessons I ever learnt, came from the wisdom and the lips of a King - King Solomon...
November 2020
Resilience Virtual Event
These beautiful hampers were delivered to our client in preparation for their forthcoming virtual resilience workshop. A highly interactive, visually stimulating, engaging presentation that challenges the notion that resilience is...
October 2020
CLA Digital Badges
Hurrah - we are delighted to announce that upon completion of the Compassionate Leadership online course, students will now receive a certificate and a digital badge that they can add...
DO it!
The DO Lectures is here to share stories of remarkable people in the hope they will inspire you to go and do amazing things too. I was honoured to be...