Are you OK? The surprising leadership question
Dec 06 2019 | by Maria Iliffe-Wood
I’d spent two hours with John discussing how to restructure the management team in his stores and how to shuffle the staff around to make the most of the resources...
Nov 28 2019 | by Maria Iliffe-Wood
It’s been a while since I stopped writing for my book. Since then I have approached five literary agents, received three rejections and two non-responses, which is in effect three...
What does a tuning fork and natural leadership have in common?
Nov 25 2019 | by Maria Iliffe-Wood, Ashley Wood
Maria and Ash talk about how transformative change happens at a greater pace when we act as a tuning fork rather than trying to make something happen.
What if wisdom comes from a clear mind?
Nov 01 2019 | by Maria Iliffe-Wood
First of all, what is wisdom? It’s a word that we use all the time and assume we know what it means. Maybe it means different things to different people.
Why I still work with a coach/mentor/supervisor after all these years
Oct 31 2019 | by Maria Iliffe-Wood
I’ve been coaching for over thirty years. Yet every month I have a coaching session with my mentor, and every couple of years I see him for an intensive, immersive...
Oct 18 2019 | by Ashley Wood
Ego! It's easy to see in others but so difficult to notice in ourselves. If you see it in someone else then you can pretty much guarantee that your ego...
Meet the Speaker - Devon Conference
Oct 16 2019 | by Maria Iliffe-Wood, Ashley Wood, Debra Simmons, Beccy Sheffield
Ashley and Maria talk to Debra and Beccy. We are speaking at the North Devon Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference and in this video we talk about living the Three...
Inaugural me&dee Team Challenge - a great success
Oct 13 2019 | by Maria Iliffe-Wood
The date: the fourth of October 2019. The place: the Courtyard at Thoresby Park. The event: the inaugural me&dee Team Challenge.
Oct 02 2019 | by Maria Iliffe-Wood
Over the last few weeks we’ve fallen into a trap that we see many people in organisations falling into.
What if feelings are an indication of your thinking
Sep 27 2019 | by Maria Iliffe-Wood
We all experience feelings, but do we know what they are? Not the labels that we give them but their function in life.