I attended a wedding recently, nothing special you may think, but it was my Dads’ who, at the age of 92, married for the second time. This act of commitment has brought such joy and sense of well-being to those around him, in fact more than that, to a much wider group, friends of friends, my clients, the local florist, our builder (I’ve been spreading the word!). People have grinned, smiled, laughed become emotional, talked about inspiration and really welcomed the news. Finding love again at this stage in his life is, it seems, something rather special and remarkable.

He is a man who has always stayed curious, continually learnt and pushed himself to understand society with all its struggles and contradictions.… Read more...

Eighteen months ago, I took on the challenge, with three good friends, to walk the south coast of England, a commitment we knew would take us four years to complete. One of the joys of this, apart from exploring the wonderful UK coastline, is the time we have to talk, to understand, to explore what is going on in our worlds and just “be” with each other. It has already developed and deepened our relationships and our friendship.  We have had the luxury of time and space to do this which is not always the case, especially in our working lives and I’ve been reflecting on how it’s possible to develop deeper relationships more quickly at work and actually whether it’s necessary or not.… Read more...

My niece was badly burnt in an accident a few weeks ago, which was shocking for all of us and horrific for her. At the age of 24 she is facing living with the consequences of this for both her body and mind. She has been incredible in her response to it all and has dealt with her injuries and us, her family, friends and carers with a strength, stoicism and humour that belies her age and of course she’s had moments of fear, doubt and vulnerability along the way.

It’s got me thinking about Resilience and what it is that keeps us going when faced with adversity and on going challenges. I asked my niece and her reply included: having things to distract her: being around familiar people/places; having professional help.… Read more...

I’ve been lucky enough to spend the last 3 weeks on holiday in both Australia and Singapore. A different holiday from normal as I went on my own and spent the time visiting and staying with friends, some I hadn’t seen for years and what was lovely was the way we picked up from where we had left off and carried on as though we’d seen each other yesterday. I really needed this holiday as I’d been feeling, as a friend had said to me, “emotionally loaded” over the last few months with unexpected stuff happening on the home and work front. I’m now heading back to work with a spacious head, feeling loved, with renewed energy for the life I live and lots of great intentions around work flow, time for friends, using the space/time I have more choicefully and really being present and attentive to those I work and play with….and … Read more...

At Development Potential we work with leaders and their teams to succeed and thrive in today’s fast changing, increasingly complex, commercial environment.

We help develop business potential: a leader’s own potential, the potential of teams and the potential of the organisation.

We believe this development process is a journey, a product of self awareness, connections and interactions and overall business context.

It requires leaders to really know and understand themselves, to be able to reach out and connect really well with others, and to focus on both their current business reality and their future business possibility.… Read more...