by barbaranixon | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog, Home
In case you didn’t know – I’m a bit crackers about notebooks. I just love them…and last year on my birthday the lovely Dave (my hubby) bought me a fantastic one. The mother of all notebooks! It was A4, purple and had a velvet cover! In fact it was so lovely that I...
by barbaranixon | Oct 20, 2015 | Blog, Home
The other day I was reminded of something that happened about twelve years ago when my eldest daughter was about seven. Her class at school were raising money for charity and had decided to do a sponsored spell of a hundred words. No mean feat for a child of that age....
by barbaranixon | Sep 21, 2015 | Blog
This week I got asked this question: “Barbara, I lead a team of 12 people and my biggest problem is that I struggle to switch off. I regularly check my emails at home, and take calls at the weekend, and my phone is never really far from reach. Any tips?” This is such...
by barbaranixon | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog
It’s so easy to fall into the trap of being the ‘go to’ person at work. The person who solves all the problems, makes or ‘clears’ the decisions and the person who jumps in when something goes wrong. The problem comes when this becomes...
by barbaranixon | Jun 2, 2015 | Blog, Home
Not long ago I read a comment someone made on an article, that the worst things about being a leader was the people. Do you agree? This made me smile when I read it, as how often do we find ourselves seeing other people as interruptions and something that stops us...
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