Ruth has just been doing some work in North Wales. She writes: “I’m sitting here watching this majestic river. I’m captivated by the very still smooth water before it hits the rocks and crashes loudly down into the flow. At other points the water laps up the shore....
Claire writes: “Returning to my desk the day after my sabbatical, and only 4 days after we completed our long walk across Spain was very strange. The computer had been off for weeks. I switched it on early so that it could prepare itself. It needed to update...
Claire writes: “Over the UK Platinum Jubilee weekend, the media was full of interviews about the Queen’s 70 year reign. Former Prime Minister John Major was asked: Is she a good listener? He responded that it wasn’t the listening that was useful – it was the...
Claire writes: “What is it, I wonder, in conversations that makes people defer to the person they think is holding the power? When I go to the doctor, I’ll defer to their wisdom. The same when the solicitor is trying to make sure that the will I am signing is what I...
Claire writes: “The acronym WAIT has popped up in our blog before. It’s a great question: Why am I talking? As I listen to recordings of other people having conversations, the most common thing that I notice is that the coach/ mentor/ manager is talking a...
