Miradorus is delighted to donate to Tempus Novo this Christmas. Tempus Novo is an award-winning charity that works with serving prisoners and ex-offenders, helping place them into employment. Tempus Novo has a unique strength; its understanding and direct links into the British prison system. Founded in 2014 by two serving Senior Prison Officers at HMP Leeds, […]
When a client asks you to design and implement a skills development programme to support the delivery of a business-critical strategy in nine languages across sixteen countries in Europe, how do you ensure its success?
Towards the end of last year I was looking forward to working with the leadership team of a charitable organisation. The new Managing Director, who had recently joined the business, knew that the established, experienced team he had in place could be even more effective, productive and fulfilled, if they worked together better. The very […]
If you’ve been to the cinema, watched TV or read the newspapers, you may just have noticed – John Lewis has rebranded. Millions must have been spent on advertising as lavish as that normally reserved for Christmas. Paula Nickolds (MD) tells us we will find manifestos in shop doorways “explaining why you will get a different service from the […]
“I am a failure.” These were the opening words of what became a real outpouring of emotion. Their conversation was fast, words tripping over each other. I looked quizzically, not sure I understood the statement. “I’m almost 50, single and not in a job I love. I look around me and I’m the only one […]
Happy New Year! Those have been the first three words of all our communications with customers, colleagues and friends since the beginning of January. On significant occasions the first word we always use is “Happy”. Happy Birthday. Happy Anniversary. Happy Christmas. So how can we make 2018 the year of the Happy Customer? Good Service Should Be The Norm […]
I’d like to share this brief extract from my second “Transforming Mind Matters” podcast with Social Media Angel Katie Brockhurst, where I shared a recent anecdote: “I had a bit of an interesting week. I was lucky in that I had the opportunity to observe a board meeting in preparation for some development work I am […]
How often do we come away from a customer service interaction and think “wow”? Unfortunately, not often; so low are our expectations that a company just meeting a service requirement can be a pleasant surprise. But when companies over-achieve – in terms of getting what you are looking for and being treated in a way […]
Sue Launches New Podcast I recently spoke about “enoughness” (see below) on my brand new podcast with the fantastic Katie Brockhurst: Transforming Mind Matters. I’m delighted to say you can now listen to it via iTunes! Katie and I talk about how we can finally realise that we are enough. Do You Have Enough “Enoughness”? As a business coach/performance […]
The answer to your woes never lies in changing “out there”. You can always find it by looking “in here”. I wonder how many times I walk away from a meeting with an executive under pressure thinking, “Wow, when will they stop and slow down for long enough to hear the answer inside?” I listen […]