Failing well

Failing well

“Failure is not an option, it’s a necessity.”  “Without failure there can be no innovation.” “Behind every success are hundreds of failures. You cannot have success without failure.” I know this stuff. Yes it encourages me to know that I have permission to fail. But...
Digging Ditches

Digging Ditches

As someone who always advocates celebrating successes, this is going to sound weird. Being in business isn’t all about the successes. It’s not all about the highlights, the celebrations, the ideas that go viral, the launches that sell out, the results that...

Voices: who’s speaking into your business?

I lost my voice last week (no it’s not behind the sofa – I checked). As someone who is generally very vocally expressive and also rehearsing for a singing part in a pantomime that’s showing next week(!), I must admit I have found it extremely...

Extraordinary

When my best friend E swapped a very good life and career in the UK to deliver humanitarian aid in Afghanistan and then in Haiti, she didn't know quite how to take comments from people saying how amazing she is and how proud they are of her. "Anybody can do...

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