by michelleloch | Aug 22, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
I attended a workshop last week on storytelling (which I would highly recommend by the way – Yamini Naidu). My good friend and colleague, Jennie Hill, told a wonderful story that I have her permission to share. “When I was 23 (this was 1986), I was...
by michelleloch | Aug 12, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
I read a post from my friend Peter Cook last week (Peter Cook blog). He was highlighting a recent conversation he had when offering his new program to a prospective client. The prospect challenged that Peter would have to ‘sell’ the idea to him. Pete...
by michelleloch | Jul 29, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
In my last post, I pondered whether we, as leaders, are taking notice of the shift that is occurring economically from a mass economy (high structure, low need for trust) to a sharing or peer-to-peer economy (high trust, low structure). Click here to refresh your...
by michelleloch | Jul 24, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
Back on the nutrition front, I listened to a podcast yesterday that made the claim that Diet Coke contains chemicals that kill brain cells. So I checked it out….and here’s what I found. Whilst being calorie free, the sugar substitutes in diet sodas play a...
by michelleloch | Jul 15, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
I read a really interesting article this week about the emergence of the sharing economy – also referred to as the peer-to-peer economy. Three historical economies Essentially we have progressed as a society through three major phases of economy… 1. The...
by michelleloch | Jul 8, 2014 | Articles, Uncategorized
We know that exercise is good for us. However, as with much of our humanness, it’s not that simple. When it comes to exercise, the process of Cortisol secretion presents us with a Cortisol Conundrum. We need Cortisol – it helps us wake up our body after sleep, and it...