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The opportunities you think you missed. (The 13th Leadership lesson I learned) I had a wonderful second career in Social Care, supporting adults with a learning disability which lasted 28 years, but I must admit I was not always successf…

Hot off the Press ‘The opportunities you think you missed’
The dreaded call after an interview...“I am sorry you have not been successful on this occasion.” If this is you, then I have written this blog post especially for you.
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The culture within you Northern Ireland 1977 shortly after my arrival. Lying on my bunk on the Liverpool to Belfast ferry in 1977, I started to think about what was ahead of me in the coming hours.   I was head…

‘The Culture within you’ (the way we do things around here) I wrote this 10 years ago, I updated it today:
leadershipintheraw.org/2026/04/19/t...
#leadership #coaching #mentoring #positivemindset

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Good morning I hope you have a fantastic Friday
Quick question what does T.I.A. stand for?
Thanks in advance.

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Good afternoon I hope your day is going well. So this happened:
I was incensed when I saw two men urinating near my new Ford Kuga, until they explained they were from the website wee by any car.

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24 leadership lessons from 24 years in the Army Did you get to fulfill your childhood dream? I did! How lucky am I?  And you know what? I am still incredibly grateful for the experience, 18 years after retiring from the Army. I joined a Junior L…

My '24 Leadership lessons from 24 years in the Army':
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LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING PACK April 2026 The 20th Anniversary Editions Aprillead2026Download Welcome to this month’s edition.  Highlights include: Damian Piper CBE our Resilience Coach starts this month edition with: The Shadow We Cast: Why my ‘desk dinning’ is s…

Hot off the Press….April’s ‘LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING PACK’ The 20th Anniversary Editions leadershipintheraw.org/2026/04/07/l... Could be the best one so far! So lets dive in together.
#leadership #coaching #mentoring #positivevibesonly #inspire

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So after arguing for an hour with a man who said I was sat in his seat, he finally said...."OK YOU fly the plane

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LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING PACK April 2026 The 20th Anniversary Editions Aprillead2026Download Welcome to this month’s edition.  Highlights include: Damian Piper CBE our Resilience Coach starts this month edition with: The Shadow We Cast: Why my ‘desk dinning’ is s…

Hot off the Press….April’s ‘LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING PACK’ The 20th Anniversary Editions leadershipintheraw.org/2026/04/07/l... Could be the best one so far! So lets dive in together.
#leadership #coaching #mentoring #positivevibesonly #inspire

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24 leadership lessons from 24 years in the Army Did you get to fulfill your childhood dream? I did! How lucky am I?  And you know what? I am still incredibly grateful for the experience, 18 years after retiring from the Army. I joined a Junior L…

My '24 Leadership lessons from 24 years in the Army':
leadershipintheraw.org/2014/10/08/2...

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FIND YOUR PASSION AND DO THAT Watching the workers on the conveyor belt attaching doors onto new cars, they had not noticed a group of us were watching them and yet we were only a few yards away. In today’s language they were i…

'Find your passion and do that':
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Hope my story inspire you

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I remember as a young lad being sad when Martha Longhurst died 😢

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No Blame Culture(s) Driving onto the A1 from what feels like the world’s smallest slip road and avoiding oncoming lorries, I managed to manoeuvre my car onto the dual carriageway. I started to think about the people I…

My blog 'No blame cultures'
leadershipintheraw.org/2025/10/23/n... is getting a lot of views on my blog at the moments, especially in the USA. I hope you find it interesting too.
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‘Being Bettina’s Dad – We can work it out.’ Bettina works out how to use my laptop. ‘We can work it out.’ Think of what you’re saying. You can get it wrong and still you think that it’s alright. Think of what I’m saying. (L…

Hot off the Press ‘Being Bettina’s Dad – We can work it out’
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The purpose of the ‘Being Bettina’s Dad’ series has always been to share the lessons I have learned from ‘B’ and hopefully they will also help you and the people you support.
#autismawarenss

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How i imagine I still run
(Spandau forest, Berlin 1988)

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Being Bettina’s Dad – Self Esteem Sitting on the sofa this evening with Bettina (‘B’) we are reading the lovely comments that our Facebook friends have made under the picture I posted earlier this morning: “Bettina looks so confide…

Being Bettina’s Dad – Self Esteem'
"From the moment Bettina & her big sister came into our lives, it was always part of our plan to ensure our daughters had high self-esteem (& selfworth). Our work started the moment they were born....."
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Being married to Joyce – a model for ‘Integrity’ (and why it matters) Joyce Raw a role model for integrity Joyce smiles at me as I enter her office, her desk faces the entrance to the department she is part of and therefore she is the first person I meet. I have foun…

#InternationalWomensDay2026
The woman who had the biggest impact on both my careers: my wife, Joyce. I would have achieved nothing without her.
Something I recently wrote about Joyce: 'A model for integrity and why it matters':
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LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING PACK March 2026 Marlead26Download Welcome to this month’s edition.  Highlights include: Damian Piper CBE our Resilience Coach starts this month edition with: The Invisible Leak: Why Leaders Need a Personal En…

Hot off the Press…… March’s ‘Leadership & Wellbeing pack.
leadershipintheraw.org/2026/03/02/l...
This edition opens with ‘The Invisible Leak: Why Leaders Need a Personal Energy Audit’ an excellent article from Damian Piper CBE.
16 pages I put together to inspire and support you.
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No Blame Culture(s) Driving onto the A1 from what feels like the world’s smallest slip road and avoiding oncoming lorries, I managed to manoeuvre my car onto the dual carriageway. I started to think about the people I…

‘No Blame Culture(s)’
“Driving onto the A1. I started to think about the people I had just been with. They were former colleagues who were at a conference centre for their training and development day……”
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Do you have a ‘No Blame Culture?
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One Year On – Ready for the Next Challenge (Rocking Retirement). Retirement means more time with Bettina. “Well, the day had finally come, this time last year I left my post with HQ 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team and formally retired. I had a 24-year career …

‘One Year On – Ready for the Next Challenge (Rocking Retirement).’
leadershipintheraw.org/2026/02/23/o...
New on my blog. If you are contemplating retirement or retired, this may help you.
I hope you find it positive and helpful.
#positivevibesonly #mentoring #coaching #wellbeing #retirement

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LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING PACK February 2026 The 20th Anniversary Editions February 2026 Leadership and Wellbeing PackDownload Welcome to this month’s edition.  Highlights include: Damian Piper CBE our Resilience Coach starts this month edition with:  problems f…

I am working on March’s edition of my ‘Leadership & Wellbeing pack’ due out on 2nd March.
This publication is designed to inspire & support you. If you are looking for something inspirational & positive to read this weekend? Here is February’s edition:
leadershipintheraw.org/2026/02/03/l...

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The fourth leadership lesson I learned  ‘Self – Respect’ Have you ever started a journey and you are not sure how it will end?  On the 12th of September 1972, I boarded a specially commissioned train at Darlington Station for Kings Cross in London.&…

'Self Respect' #leadership stuff I learned (when I was 16):
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Being Married to Mrs Funny Bones Someone takes a photo of Joyce and me at a Sergeants Mess Summer Ball, interrupting a funny story Joyce is telling me “Nobody ever mentions ‘Freddy Parrot Face Davies* anymore!” Surprisingly, Joyce…

Just checked my stats for my blog. The most viewed post over the last year? It is of course about my wife, Joyce. 'Being Married to Mrs Funny Bones':
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Good morning. Some people have trouble sleeping, I can do it with my eyes closed.
I woke up looking at the ceiling, it is not the best one, but it is definitely up there.

and here is a Whitby sunset

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LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING PACK February 2026 The 20th Anniversary Editions February 2026 Leadership and Wellbeing PackDownload Welcome to this month’s edition.  Highlights include: Damian Piper CBE our Resilience Coach starts this month edition with:  problems f…

New from me. February's 'Leadership & Wellbeing Pack' available for downloading here:
leadershipintheraw.org/2026/02/03/l...
20 years ago this week I started publishing this e-magazine for my organisation and my network. I hope you find it inspiring and helpful.
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The 9th Leadership Lesson I learned – Sweat the Small Stuff It was over 15 years ago when I sat reading a case file in a hot claustrophobic porta cabin in Peterborough. I was there to chair a serious disciplinary hearing.  This was my eighth case in a …

I hope your month gets off to a great start. In February, don't forget to: 'Sweat the Small Stuff'. This was a lesson I constantly learned during both my careers: leadershipintheraw.org/2023/10/09/t...

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Being Bettina’s Dad – Seeing the Good/Bringing out the best in people Introduction: During our recent holiday, Bettina and I are waiting patiently in a queue at a well-known national newsagent. The shop assistant at the cash till has a reputation for being abrupt and…

Just checked my blog analytics and there are a lot views from people in the USA. Thank you America. Here is one of my blog posts about my daughter and what I have learned from her:
leadershipintheraw.org/2025/07/22/b...
#leadership #autismawareness #learningdisability

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The first leadership lesson I learned – It is about others before you Standing to attention eyes focused straight ahead, shoulders back, standing up straight. We were formed up on parade at Dettingen Barracks. It was a crisp winter day in December 1973. My brasses on…

The first leadership lesson I learned - It is about others before you:
leadershipintheraw.org/2021/01/19/t...
It was 1972 and I was 16
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Being married to Joyce – a model for ‘Integrity’ (and why it matters) Joyce Raw a role model for integrity Joyce smiles at me as I enter her office, her desk faces the entrance to the department she is part of and therefore she is the first person I meet. I have foun…

'Being married to Joyce – a model for ‘Integrity’
“The more I get to know her, the more I want to spend time with her, and if she is not interested in me romantically, I would quite like to work for her. Why? because she is a model of ‘integrity’' ..."
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LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING PACK January 2026 Download this month’s edition here: Januarylead26Download  “We often spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done; cracks to be patched. May…

Hot of the Press...... The New Year's copy of my 'Leadership and Wellbeing Pack' an e-magazine I put together just for you:
leadershipintheraw.org/2026/01/06/l...
Everything about this publication is aimed at supporting you to have the best year ever.
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No Blame Culture(s) Driving onto the A1 from what feels like the world’s smallest slip road and avoiding oncoming lorries, I managed to manoeuvre my car onto the dual carriageway. I started to think about the people I…

In 2026 do you operate within a 'No Blame Culture':
"This comes from ensuring there is a ‘No Blame’ culture, which is inherent within a team’s culture (‘the way you do thinks around here’)......"
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