by Catherine Stothart | Feb 24, 2026 | Motivation
I love the Winter Olympics – blue skies, white snow, and amazing displays of skill and bravery. It’s been a bright interlude in our relentlessly grey January and February here in the UK. What I loved most was that the athletes looked like they were really enjoying...
by Catherine Stothart | Jan 30, 2026 | Managing and leading, Managing your time, Motivation
I came across some interesting research about the brain differences between people who are usually motivated and those who are more apathetic and discovered that you can trick your brain to make it easier to act. It seems that when deciding whether a course of action...
by Catherine Stothart | Dec 2, 2025 | Managing and leading, Motivation
The best and worst Here’s a question for you: how would you describe the culture of the best place you have ever worked in three words? And: how would you describe the culture of the worst place you have ever worked in three words? When you ask these questions of...
by Catherine Stothart | May 20, 2025 | Managing and leading, Personality styles
What do you expect of yourself? And how do you feel when you can’t meet your own expectations? Last month I wrote about types of leaders, what each type expects of others, and how our expectations influence how we manage them. But what are our expectations of...
by Catherine Stothart | Apr 22, 2025 | Managing and leading
Here are pen pictures of four types of leader and approaches to leading others. Which one fits you best? Why does it matter? And how can you enable others to give their best? Which one fits you? Are you someone who has a strong sense of duty, enjoys being...
