Why saying bye is sometimes the right thing to do — its all a balance of IQ, EQ and FQ End of an Era Today marked a small, but important milestone for me. I waved goodbye to a company that had held a special place in my heart 👋😭. Who is this epic company? AXA Insurance of course! Yep, you might not think […]

100 responses: See behind the curtain of the humble LinkedIn Voice Note — an absolute EQ gamechanger Awww shucks ♥️ You might not know but I love a voice note 💕💞. I use them extensively in my personal life and in my professional life. I have written extensively about why I use them for work and what I have […]

The hidden side of having lots of followers when EQ is your thing The stock market has seen better days 20,000 Followers I reached that last week on LinkedIn You’d think I’d be over the moon about that, and on one hand I am, but it’s not quite as simple as that. Yes, my followership has been gathering pace […]

So true! Last week I had a party to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the foundation of my start-up. Ok, it was a joint party with me (it was my 45th birthday) but let’s focus on the more important aspect people: My start-up survived to Year 5 🙌😊😬🎉 When you look at the stats that makes us […]

It’s summertime and as a result the delivery of workshop and training sessions for clients is a bit slower; which means I’ve taken the opportunity to be a bit more relaxed with long lunches, more in-person coffees, run clubs, breakfast networking, watching sport, visiting art galleries, catching up with friends, working on my golf game […]

I feel like my whiteboard has been redacted A lot can happen in 6 months. You can go from joy to misery. You can go from misery to joy. You can go from rich to poor. You can go from poor to rich. And so on… However, whilst most of these changes don’t just happen by chance; the positive ones at least […]

Now that’s what I call a birthday card! Here’s a question for you: Would you sign a card for someone you don’t know (or only minimally know)? This is a quandary I was faced with 20 years ago. It was my first day in a new company and I was sat at my desk trying to work out […]

This is not my wardrobe This is a reprint of a classic blog I wrote in December 2019 when I first started Shiageto Consulting Ever found yourself spending way longer than you should deliberating what you should wear to work? Something that should take a matter of moments ends up filling 10 mins or more and […]

If you want to make a lasting impression it’s all about being memorable ; here’s some tips on how to do that Curtains ready at the ballet – all is not quite as it seems This week I’ve referenced the great Maya Angelou a lot, in particular her fabulous quote: “People will forget what you said, people will forget […]

Effectiveness: It’s a lot to do with change; so does change make you 😊 or 😔? This isn’t a blog about coins This is a reprint of a classic blog I wrote in December 2019 when I first started Shiageto Consulting In my previous blogs I began to explore a bit more about personal, team and business effectiveness. […]