by Irene | Closing Your Business, Uncategorized |
As the knife-edge of business closure creeps ever closer for many businesses, the light at the end of the tunnel can feel very dim and distant. The reality of the effects of the pandemic and the consequent shutdowns are affecting the very way that business operates...
by Irene | Uncategorized |
How quickly life can change – in the blink of an eye It’s been a rough few weeks living in the brave new world of business that has resulted from Covid-19. My business might looks the same on the outside, but on the inside it feels quite different. It’s...
by Irene | Managing Change, Uncategorized |
“Be part of the solution, not the problem.” This is the advice I gave myself on Sunday night as I wept over the unfolding crisis that is the global response to Coronavirus. Like many small business owners, I have been heavily impacted with work cancelled and no...
by Irene | Managing Change, Uncategorized |
There aren’t many things as likely to make me feel alone and stuck in one place, as a New Year. January is a slow month in my business. As a consultant, project manager and trainer, January is a time when organisations are not organised, staff are slipping slowly...
by Irene | Sustaining Your Business, Uncategorized |
Have you ever asked yourself, ‘What is my purpose in life?’ ‘What am I meant to do with these skills or this talent? Who I am meant to BE?’ Maybe you’ve been asked that question by a business coach, a speaker or a trainer and felt the pressure to come up with an...
by Irene | Practices, Uncategorized |
Practices Introduction In a recent blog: The Power of Our Programs, I share my realisation that the worrisome thoughts and negative self-talk I repeat to myself, are like a ‘program’ in my brain that I have been writing for many years. These programs are filled with...
