
Weaknesses are not the opposite of strengths – don’t ignore them
I often hear people talk about the power of playing to your strengths but then suggest that this means we should ignore our weaknesses. I disagree!

Professor Laura Serrant OBE – Episode 21
As part of my Empowering True Strength project, I'm featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Professor Laura Serrant OBE

Rob Baker – Empowering True Strength Podcast – Episode 17
As part of my Empowering True Strength project, I'm featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Rob Baker from Tailored Thinking.

Jim Collison – True Strength Podcast – Episode 16
As part of my True Strength project, I’m featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Jim Collison from Gallup.

Anne Cooper – True Strength Podcast – Episode 15
As part of my True Strength project, I’m featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Anne Cooper and provide a space for Anne to share her story. Clifto ...

Sam Meikle – True Strength Podcast – Episode 14
As part of my True Strength project, I’m featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Sam Meikle and provide a space for Sam to share her story. The inte ...

Nicky Ingham – True Strength Podcast – Episode 13
A podcast interview with Nicky Ingham about her journey, about overcoming challenges, about strengths, weaknesses, resilience, and wellbeing.

Why playing to your strengths isn’t like competing in the decathlon or heptathlon
Helping people play to their strengths has been a major part of my work for over 10 years and - as a Gallup-certified strengths coach - I spend a lot of my time helping people work with their strength ...

Many leaders are ‘ineffective’ at crucial people management skills (CIPD HR Outlook survey)
The latest CIPD HR Outlook survey highlights how people-related Leadership skills are much-needed and sorely lacking. In this blog post, I share my experiences of how we can change that.

Gary Cookson – True Strength Podcast – Episode 10
As part of my True Strength project, I’m featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Gary Cookson. Gary is a HR Director, speaker, and blogger. The inte ...

DYOR – Don’t believe everything you read
Some thoughts about not believing everything we read; be prepared to DYOR (Do your own research).

Sarah-Jane Lennie – True Strength Podcast – Episode 8
As part of my True Strength project, I’m featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Sarah-Jane Lennie. SJ is a police officer taking a career break to ...