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1y ago
Recently I was privileged to be awarded a government contract to deliver peer to peer learning amongst 250 SME owners in Suffolk and Norfolk.
For 16 weeks we met for 2.5hrs every week/fortnight and chewed the fat over current affairs.
My vision for the programme was to create intimate groups of talented business owners, who would build trusted relationships and share their real vulnerabilities.
For some this was their first experience of self-development and lots admitted that if it wasn’t for the pandemic, they would not of allowed themselves the luxury of taking the time out for their own pe ..read more
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1y ago
Entering into week 18 of lock down seems unbelievable.
I feel that lock down means so many different things to us all now.
What does it mean to you?
It feels as though the emphasis is now on us the employers, to get our workforce back to the office, which depending on the size of your team is easier for some than others.
How do you feel about this?
Many have already returned to work and it is business as usual, some of us plough on working remotely because maybe we have child care commitments, we feel safer at home, sales do not meet the demands of a full team, or we simply don’t have the saf ..read more
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1y ago
I think that most of us back in the middle of March did not imagine that 15 weeks later and heading into July we would still be in lock down.
There is light at the end of the tunnel however, with major restrictions due to be lifted this weekend, I wonder how many sore heads we will witness on Sunday as a result of the bars and restaurant’s reopening on Saturday.
I was delighted to hear that the Milsoms group are reopening this week, as this is my chosen venue for my Mastermind programmes, and I cannot wait to see everyone in the flesh again after months of Zoom.
However here is a question for ..read more
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1y ago
Life In Lock Down continues into week 14.
With social distancing rules expected to be relaxed to 1 metre today, how will this affect your business?
Hospitality, beauty, and education are waiting anxiously to learn their feat this week, with one third of their annual turnover wiped out from this pandemic it will take strength and tenacity to find the energy to push on.
However too many business owners are still sitting with their heads firmly stuck in the sand, or hanging on every thread of worries about tomorrow and the future.
The only guarantee we all have is that tomorrow will come regardl ..read more
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1y ago
Week 13 – Lock down is it over?
Today we can visit a shop, enjoy a day at the zoo and even take a flight to Europe, is lock down over?
It feels very much like it is business as usual?
But is it, for me it feels confusing, I am still working from home, I can’t visit my family in their homes and my children are not at school.
What is life like for you and your business right now?
Have you returned to your normal workplace?
Are you operating with a full team?
Have your customers buying habits changed?
Are you making a profit?
As I write this, there are long queues forming outside big retail br ..read more
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1y ago
Welcome to week 12 of lock down.
How are you feeling this week?
A common topic which many of my clients have spoken about in recent weeks is burn out.
12 weeks of mixed emotions, continuous grit, determination, adaptability, flexibility can be exhausting mentally.
It comes as no surprise that many of us have felt burn out and a need for a break.
We have also seen a trend in sickness amongst our teams in the last week, has this been caused by burn out?
Many business owners have reported their teams have demonstrated tremendous support, encouraging them to continue using the furlough scheme to ..read more
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1y ago
Happy Monday, and welcome to week 11 of lock down.
For me, this is day 76 and something has changed!
I have been very comfortable serving and supporting, after all that is my role as a coach, and where I am at my happiest.
I felt the shift happen on Friday.
I attended my regular monthly Mastermind group where we share our challenges, successes and receive a healthy amount of accountability.
We call it a nudge!
Upon reflection, I realised that I have been holding back in a big way.
I have been so aware of everyone’s challenges whilst we have adapted and changed our businesses to allow for remo ..read more
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1y ago
How are you?
So………………..week 10!
Are you still calling it lock down?
For many of us nothing has changed, the children remain away from school and we remain working from home.
There does however, seem to be light at the end of the tunnel, with the announcement that non-essential shops will reopen on 15th June and some year groups returning to school next week.
Whatever we feel about the decisions being made, it has to be good news for business.
With Perspex being the most sort after material and the fight for loo roll over, it shows the shift in our needs as we fight to regain life as we ..read more
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1y ago
Astonishingly, we are now beginning week 9 of Lock Down, for me it feels like forever since I have enjoyed face to face coaching with my clients, but it also feels unbelievable that I have been working remotely and coaching via Zoom for almost 9 weeks.
It surprised me, like many others how quickly I fell into the new norm.
Many people have asked me if I will return to my office and to delivering face to face coaching, or remain offering a remote service, as lots of businesses are weighing up the pros and cons of returning to their work place and assessing the need for office space and balanci ..read more
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1y ago
So, you are in week 8 of lock down – or are you?
I’m not sure about you, but I felt that last night’s message from Boris Johnson was very confusing and a big anti-climax, due to the lack of clarity.
The message now is, if you cannot work at home you can return to work, so does that include everyone such as hairdressers and dentists?
Boris also said that from Wednesday we are allowed to play sports with our own family members, so does this mean that sports centres will open.
The message is that we must stay alert and control a virus which we cannot see, taste, hear or feel.
Surely this virus i ..read more