Real Professionals Speak the Language of Use Cases!
“Can your system do Task A and Task B together?”, I asked. “No, it’s one or the other” the trainer answered. The trainer’s answer...
Dr Richard Beal
Professionalism And Perfectionism – A Love/Hate Relationship
A Tale of Two Consultancies A quick story about two management consultancies; one a big, prestigious agency and the other a tiny boutique agency. ...
How To Avoid Your Personal Actions Having Brutal Professional Consequences
In early May 2020, a very senior health advisor to the UK government stood down from his job. The reason? It was because, in...
A Proxy for Certainty in Uncertain Times
Uncertainty reigns We are in a situation where we don’t know when isolation and social distancing will end, nor how it will end. As...
Professionals Need To Get Ready For Consequential Changes Following COVID19
A structured approach to what has changed and what has stayed the same in our day-to-day work The van pulled up, the driver turned...
Honouring Our Health Professionals Who Are Saving Lives Daily
Honouring Our Health Professionals “We are professionals… we can do this”, Professor Marcel Levi, Chief Executive of University College London Hospital and acute medicine...
The Two Essential Transferable Skills Every Professional Needs To Acquire
I’ve recently had the great pleasure of speaking with several service providers who all happen to be former sports professionals. Each of them has...
Applying a Professional Lens to Managing Workers In Self Isolation
Self Isolation and Manager Mindsets – A Worrying Trend A few emails have been forwarded to me in the last few days. The messages...