Do you suffer from Negativity Bias?

Do you: get frightened of making decisions in case they turn out wrong? only remember the ‘could do better’ part of a great progress review? notice the 1 person who ignored you out of 20 who didn’t? I remember once spotting a group of colleagues at work huddled in a...

Who sets the bar in sport – or life?

Like many of us I loved watching some of the Olympics, especially the sports we don’t normally get to see. I noticed in the gymnastics that when the first competitor achieved a high score the commentator often said something about how they’ve ‘set the bar high’. What...

I still can’t believe I did this!

When I was 23 I started a new job in a small publishing company. By 10.00 am on Day One I realised I had made a mistake. It wasn’t the right job or the right place for me. That night when I got home there was a letter from Vogue magazine, inviting me to interview....

Are you struggling to make a decision?

Sometimes having to decide what to do can feel really complicated and overwhelming. Maybe you’re scared. Maybe you can’t see the issues clearly. Maybe it’s a pretty big decision. Or maybe it isn’t and you don’t know why you’re finding it quite so hard! We’ve all been...