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Blog Archive - Month: February 2019
  • To Succeed… Who do you need to be?

    Feb 11th, 2019

      “There will always be someone who can’t see your worth – Don’t let it be you” Mel Robbins   Marie Kondo’s Netflix series has been the surprise hit of

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  • Oona Collins on: Will you take the plunge in 2019? A ten-step path to career realisation (featured in Prime Resi)

    Jan 14th, 2019

    Credit: Prime Resi – Will you take the plunge in 2019? Is significant change calling you in 2019? I have been struck over the past year by the growing number

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  • Take Courage To Change In 2019

    Jan 8th, 2019

      “Anyone or anything that does not bring you alive is too small for you” David Whyte, Sweet Darkness Sweet Darkness by David Whyte is one of my all-time favourite

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  • Make 2019 A Year That Matters

    Dec 3rd, 2018

      “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.”  ― Victor Frankl   What role might purpose play in your strategy for 2019?  I

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  • Influence and the Art of Negotiation

    Oct 30th, 2018

      “Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood” – Stephen Covey   As Brexit talks reach crunch-point and Trump announces the US is pulling out of another long-standing international

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  • Think Big To Propel Your Vision

    Oct 8th, 2018

        “When you know clearly what you want, you wake up every morning excited about life”    Every so often, amidst the current noise of interviews and speeches in the

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  • Pod Cast Interview: How does our upbringing dictate our current situation and future aspirations?

    Sep 18th, 2018

      How do we bottle the ingredients that create success? What are the childhood influences that really shape someone’s future? How can we raise kids to be confident, positive, creative

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  • Playing The Generation Game

    Sep 5th, 2018

      “One of the biggest mistakes we make is assuming that other people think the way we think”      – Author Unknown   “How do I attract and keep

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  • Radio Interview On Accelerating Your Career Plan

    Jul 10th, 2018

        On the 6th July, I had the opportunity of being interviewed live on radio to talk about coaching and specifically some tips to accelerate your career development so

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  • Why Leaders that Listen Develop Cultures that Thrive

    Jul 9th, 2018

      Conventional wisdom dictates that executives are paid to have the answers, and no more so than in today’s fast-paced, disruptive environment. Column inches have been devoted to the need

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  • Career Progression – Be in the driving seat

    Jun 12th, 2018

      A goal without a plan is just a wish. Antoine de St-Exupéry   As a new financial year begins, I have been working with several boards on strategic reviews

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  • The Competitive Advantage of Exquisite Service

    May 8th, 2018

      When was the last time you experienced exquisite service? Service that made a lasting impression on you that is impossible to forget? In this age of intense competition and

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  • The Key to Great Performance

    Apr 3rd, 2018

      “Nothing can stop anyone who has a love and passion about their work.” Jerry Lewis The Key to Great Performance As the financial year comes to a close, it

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  • The Art of Influencing

    Feb 27th, 2018

      What does it take to have influence? In a recent BBC TV interview with Andrew Marr and Emmanuel Macron, I found myself sitting up and taking notice of the

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  • Bring out the Best in Female Leaders

    Feb 5th, 2018

    “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat. Just get on.”  Sheryl Sandberg   This year has seen a significant rise in the number of

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  • Leadership: What difference do you want to make in 2018?

    Jan 15th, 2018

    “Great Leaders don’t set out to be a leader … they set out to make a difference”   At a client Christmas party in December, I was struck by the

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  • Oona Collins on Resilience: How to turn a challenging market to your advantage (featured in Prime Resi)

    Jan 2nd, 2018

    Oona Collins on Resilience: How to turn a challenging market to your advantage

  • 2018: The Power of Personal Vision on Performance

    Dec 18th, 2017

    “Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakes.” Carl Jung   Are you and your team excited about 2018? The importance of Personal Vision in accelerating performance has taken centre

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  • Gain Buy-in to Change

    Nov 21st, 2017

    “Leaders are Dealers in Hope” Napoléon Bonaparte   How do you create and maintain a high-level of energy and engagement when introducing change initiatives when your people are already overstretched?

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    Stay Ahead and Innovate

    Oct 11th, 2017

    “The key difference between creativity and innovation is execution” Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic   Innovation is the number one challenge for today’s CEO, according to the 2017 PWC CEO Global Survey. This

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  • Ask for What You Want

    Sep 4th, 2017

    “We don’t improve by simply living. We have to be intentional about it.” John C. Maxwell   September often brings a mood of focus and determination, at both business and

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  • Business Growth Through Unity

    Jun 26th, 2017

    “In unison there is strength.” Aesop How to prepare for business growth? This is the theme I have been working on over the past few months with boards and equity

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  • Inspiring Conversations.. The Year End Appraisal

    May 15th, 2017

    “Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life, it’s about what you inspire others to do.”   For many of my clients the appraisal season is upon us,

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  • Resilience: How to Thrive in Tough Times

    Apr 11th, 2017

    “Resilience is a treasure that can grow out of our response to adversity.” Boris Cyrulnik   Last month, I was privileged to attend a talk by the inspiring Jim Collins

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  • Women on the board

    Women on Board – Your Time is Now

    Mar 6th, 2017

      “Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance” Vernā Myers   As International Women’s Day is celebrated across the globe on 8th March, this

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  • Trust and the Client-Advisor Relationship

    Feb 9th, 2017

      I’ve recently been thinking about the line from Graham Greene’s novel, The Quiet American: “A man becomes trustworthy when you trust him.” Trust is on our minds right now

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  • 2017 Performance: Are You Ready to Roll?

    Jan 12th, 2017

      Are you and your teams ready to hit the new year running? The business leaders I spoke to before Christmas had this question on their minds – how to

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    How to make 2017 a great year for your career

    Jan 6th, 2017

    I’m delighted to be featured once again in the renown property journal – Prime Resi. In this article, I was asked to give advice on how to make 2017 a

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  • To do or not to do, that is the question

    Dec 7th, 2016

      December is upon us. Minds are focused on wrapping up projects (no pun intended) by the 24th. What often keeps us going in this intense flurry to the finish

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  • How Trump “trumped” the election

    Nov 10th, 2016

      Whilst it may not be the result that many people thought it would be, how did Donald Trump become President-elect?  Is Donald Trump secretly a master strategist and a

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  • 6 ways to be bold for the future – International Women’s Day

    Mar 13th, 2017

        International Women’s Day is celebrated across the globe on 8th March, and this year’s theme #BeBoldForChange is very relevant. I wrote an article with 6 tips on how to

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  • 5 tips on how to lead in times of change

    Nov 8th, 2016

      At times of major change people need resilient and optimistic leaders that have a clear vision and can see the opportunities in a changing market that others have not

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  • Fierce Grace – The art of gracious leadership

    Oct 27th, 2016

        When I think of great leaders I am reminded of Jim Collins’ book Good to Great where he reflects on the rare kind of leadership that makes companies

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    Leadership – How to reignite your motivational fire

    Oct 17th, 2016

      We all recognise the power of motivation and as leaders, you’ve probably spent a great deal of time thinking about how to motivate your team to deliver the very

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  • Oona Collins, Leadership Expert – Featured in Prime Resi

    Oct 6th, 2016

Recent Posts:

  • To Succeed… Who do you need to be?
  • Oona Collins on: Will you take the plunge in 2019? A ten-step path to career realisation (featured in Prime Resi)
  • Take Courage To Change In 2019
  • Make 2019 A Year That Matters
  • Influence and the Art of Negotiation

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    Senior Vice President - Marketing, Virgin Atlantic

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    Richard Hardwick
    MD Pacific Region, The Hay Group

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    Angelina Ympa
    MD UK, Bulgari

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    Polly Cochrane
    EVP & Group Marketing Director WBUK & Ireland

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    Julien Diment
    Dixons Carphone

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    Dr. Ali Al Zarouni
    VP Midstream, EGA

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    Chris Moorhouse
    Head of Sales, Sotheby’s International Realty UK

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    Elizabeth Binder
    Senior VP, Burberry

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    Tracey Pollard
    Managing Director, Bruce Gillingham Pollard

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    Ian Ewart
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    Sir Peter Thompson
    Goldcrest Land PLC

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    Simon Higgins, Levy Real Estate
    Managing Partner

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    Rahul Patel
    Head of Marketing, Avios South Africa

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    Christopher Smith
    Partner, Knight Frank LLP

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    Gary Redman 
    Chairman, Now Careers

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    City & Guilds

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    Kurt Viertel
    Managing Director, Leo Burnett Singapore

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    Emanuel Gavert
    Kraft

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    Tim MacPherson
    Head of London Residential, Carter Jonas

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    Jennie Farmer, Brand Director
    DeBeers

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    Patrick Rampton and Joel Baseley
    Rampton & Baseley

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    Amanda Cousens - BKP
    Sales & Marketing Manager

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    Stuart Flint
    Partner, Fisher German LLP

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    Rosie Compton
    Head Teacher, London Borough of Southwark

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    Chris Remer, Aspect Property Management Ltd
    Director

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    Regional Director
    Hamptons International

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    Jacqueline Hill
    Management Consultant, The Hay Group

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    Andrew Hay
    Global Head of Residential, Knight Frank LLP

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    Diane Stevenson
    Director, Stevenson Original Works

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    Principal, Luxury and Prestige Realty

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