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Thirty Years in the NHS
On Friday of last week it was 30 years since I first started working in the English NHS. Working for the National Health Service for
February 4, 2019
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Living in the city or living in nature
It’s a fearsome thing, this contradiction between the urban space and the outer wonders of nature. I grew up in nature. I live now in
January 28, 2019
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Our Energy Cycle – we are not machines
It’s so easy to just keep going once we have started. We work and work until we edge towards burnout. And if we look at
January 23, 2019
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A values based approach to coaching
In ‘Values Count’ (my previous book) I wrote about values based working. That book looked at why working from values is so important. In my
January 21, 2019
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Closing Loops – music
Over the last couple of months there have been music events which have been an opportunity to close off some loops in my life. Two
November 20, 2018
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Sketch for a Catalogue
Jottings and ideas for a catalogue – the sketch is the first step to something becoming a reality…
October 2, 2018
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New jazz, old jazz
In recent weeks I have bought a couple of really interesting albums. The first, John Coltrane’s “Both Directions at Once” is a ‘lost’ album from
September 28, 2018
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Being My Authentic Self
Who was it who said be the best version of yourself, because everyone else is taken? It was Oscar Wilde of course. When we are
September 27, 2018
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What the Goldberg Variations show me
I’ve been listening to Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’ today. It’s a change from the ambient and drone music that I usually play whilst working. I played
September 19, 2018
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How the team works: live music at Vale Park
It’s a beautiful space. On the banks of the River Mersey is a small park called Vale Park, not far from New Brighton. It’s nestled
September 17, 2018
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