The art of listening

The art of listening

Someone much wiser than me once said “You have two ears and one mouth… So you should do twice as much listening as you do talking.” As an extrovert I found that challenging for a long time. I love talking to people, and I’ve said that sentence a lot over the years....
Trust & Relationships

Trust & Relationships

Trust and relationships Reflections: As ever the principle this week is simple, highly effective relationships are built on trust.  Where trust is high, relationships prosper and things get done.  Long-term highly effective relationships are crucial to...
Getting things done

Getting things done

Getting things done It is clear that we are in the midst of an ecological crisis. The State of Nature report, published in 2019, made for difficult reading if you’re a conservationist in the UK. Despite our supposed love of nature, Britain is now regarded as one of...