Back to Basics

I don’t think anyone would argue that being in business at the moment is anything other than distinctly tricky. Today’s business leader absolutely has to be agile, resilient, knowledgeable, empathetic and inspiring. I am of course acutely aware of – and fully acknowledge – this complexity and the long list of demanding criteria for success as I go about my …

Happy St David’s Day

My first association with Wales was quite a few years ago when as a teenager from England I used to visit Llangollen on our annual family camping holiday. I couldn’t pronounce any of the names then, even badly, and certainly places like Llangollen and Llandudno had me foxed! Blissfully unaware at that tender age of any rivalry between Wales and …

Divine inspiration for January

It’s perhaps not very well known, but also an interesting fact, that the month of January is named after the Roman god Janus. This god was known for having two heads, and therefore able to look in two directions at once. A very handy way of reminding ourselves that any planning we do in January could benefit from looking back …

Season’s Greetings from Barnhill Consulting  

It’s that time of year again – and at least this year, it feels like we have turned a corner and things are returning to normal. As the year has progressed, it’s great to see the gradual change, with in-person meetings and events becoming far more frequent once again. On a personal level, that makes a great deal of difference …