We all know the mantra ‘all talk and no action’ yet, in my experience, talking is exactly what can lead to positive action when clients...

Yesterday I spent the morning at KPMG's London headquarters in Canary Wharf with @300 other women and a smaller number of men. We were...

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I've been reading a fascinating new book “Unfiltered. The CEO and the coach” co-authored by Anna Lueneburger and her client Saurabh...

Last night, along with millions of others, I watched Yusuf/ Cat Stevens and then Elton John complete their magical performances at...

A topic discussed at this week’s CMI Women's Conference was increasing life expectancy. Avivah Wittenberg-Cox asked us, would we like to...

Finally the holidays are over, and it's time to wind my way upstairs and get to work. Sitting down in front of a new notebook. Sometimes...

Last week I attended a conference for communication directors. It was the first live event of its type that I've been to for several...

Three times last week people contacted me to ask if we could move our in-person meetings to online ones. In every case it was people that...

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It's now all too familiar to log on to a zoom call and see the person at the other end looking dazed and exhausted. This happens...

Coaching provides the time and space to really understand the problem. Working with a trained coach, the client knows they're in a safe,...

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The future of hybrid working There’s a lot of comment about returning to the office, and depending on who you are talking to, more or...

Encouraging managers to hold stay, or retention, interviews with employees is the latest tool in the war to retain talent (FT. March 22)....

Fiona Wilkinson specialises in working with leaders who are taking on new responsibilities, challenges or preparing for a bigger role....