We can all feel overwhelmed in our busy lives especially when we plan our To Do list, and we get hijacked by new, more urgent tasks, or problems that need sorting. The phone rings, new emails, someone requests that report, and the To Do list...
"Look! There's one! And there's another one! What a coincidence! Two new cars like ours!" We've probably all had this experience when we have just bought something, or become a parent, started wearing or using something different. We start to see, to notice, and acknowledge. Is...
Join our October BookFest to gain invaluable conversation skills, discover the five pillars to wake up, and know "It's OK" as over fifty public figures share their experiences on dealing with their mental health. How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide by Peter Boghossian and James...
In 2001, just after he took over the small family business, Dani Reiss decided to rebrand “Snow Goose” to “Canada Goose”, and commit to always producing their key product, parkas, in Canada. By identifying this clear purpose of quality homegrown apparel, Reiss formed the strategy...
Call upon your persuasive powers to get the job done I am delighted to have a new article Tapping into the Power of Influence published in the Leadership section of Executive Secretary magazine. I hope the excerpt below inspires you to click to read the full article and discover how C.L.U.E. can...
Happy International Women’s Day! The day when the media and many celebrities and business people will be vocal by recognising how far women have progressed, but also how much further women have to go for equality. In 2019, the Alpha Culture is unfortunately still dominant within...
Howard Schultz carries a key with him, the key to the Seattle waterfront store where Starbucks started. This coffee place has been preserved as it was in 1971, never changed, as a reminder of the company’s roots and purpose, its values, and its history. He...
What would be your ideal organisation to work for? Somewhere innovative, nonhierarchical, a place where you can voice your ideas, where you can experiment? Somewhere "fun"? Most people would choose an organisation with those traits - with an innovative culture like Apple or Google. But...
Hotel Chocolat is not only the favourite British luxury chocolatier, the company is setting the standard on the employment rights of the cocoa farmers who produce the key ingredient of our favourite guilty pleasure. This month, the 2018 Cocoa Barometer published its report on the workers...
"Marriage still ain’t equal, y’all. It ain’t equal. I tell women that whole ‘you can have it all’—mmm, nope, not at the same time, that’s a lie. And it’s not always enough to lean in, because that s**t doesn’t work all the time.” - Michelle Obama,...