Saying Sorry – Leading with an Apology

Saying sorry and meaning it is, I think, one of the hardest things for leaders to do, especially – I suspect – men. In my latest Life & Work article on leadership I write about having to learn that lesson.

Leadership is a Team Game

In the third of a series of short articles about leadership, written for the Church of Scotland’s Life & Work magazine, I reflect on how we need to recognise that leadership is a team game.

The Art of Hosting

In the second of a series of short articles about leadership, written for Life & Work (the magazine of the Church of Scotland), I reflect on how we need more hosts and a lot less heroes. And more than a passing nod to my Mum who embodied this so well.

Beginning with Stillness

In the first of a series of articles about leadership written for Life & Work – the magazine of the Church of Scotland – I reflect on how, in the midst of the pull towards frenzied activity, we need to begin in stillness.