The definition of passion – intense emotion compelling action. When we say the word passion it instantly creates an image and a feeling. As entrepreneurs and visionaries it’s a word that should feature highly in many aspects of our lives. When we understand what our passions really are it helps us to work towards our goals and what we really want to achieve, […]
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT 15% OFF We are offering a special early bird discount of 15% off for organisations who book with us before the end of January 2016 (for courses that run in Spring 2016). Amanda Murrell Associates Ltd is an award-winning group of consultants, who are experienced in planning and executing large innovative learning […]
2015 has been a big year for us internationally, with two trips to Dubai and Australia, and a number of international meetings to discuss tenders and work programmes, including the British Business Group Dubai & Northern Emirates (BBG) who I am hoping to do a Clarity4D session with small businesses at one of their networking events in April 2016 […]
Does the entrepreneurial spirit in you rub off on your family? According to a team of researchers at the University of Warwick1, women whose mothers were self-employed are up to 2.69 times more likely than other women to be self-employed themselves, as opposed to being employees or homemakers, but there’s no such effect on women of […]
We were working alongside Gillian Ormston, of Double Trouble Development and Jacqueline Jardine, of Jardine-White Consulting Ltd, working with a number of male offenders at Her Majesty’s Prison Bedford, to help them make better life choices for the future on their release from prison. In a recent press release Justice Secretary Michael Gove, was quoted […]
I would like to introduce Michele Flynn to my team of associates that will be leading on Clarity 4D. Michele is a dynamic professional who, over the past 24 years, has developed a career specialising in work with young people, children and families across the education and voluntary sectors. She holds a First Class BA […]
Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn. It doesn’t necessarily mean catastrophe or tragedy but sometimes it is the small or short-term things can have a big impact on your ability to fulfill your plans. Recently, quite unexpectedly, I broke my toes. It was a small accident with big consequences. Suddenly I found myself completely incapacitated […]
We all have unconscious biases. You may answer negatively when asked if you are racist/prejudice/sexist to avoid the discomfort of admitting to these things, and you may well say to yourself that you do not hold any or perhaps limited prejudice against others. But in reality we all have attitudes and stereotypes that affect our […]
As an Executive Coach and believer in empowerment as part of management strategies, Trust is one of the top issues that is first raised when I start working with a new company. And it is often one of the least understood in terms of where trust is missing. Regardless of whether you have built the […]
This summer has been our busiest on record. Fact! And from speaking to other SME’s it seems to be a trend. The general consensus is that 2013 and 2014 were more difficult than 2015, and whilst global economic uncertainty is still played out through the media, there does appear to be plenty of cash about […]
We all know that its customers that keep your company in business and it is your job to satisfy as many of those as possible. They are the resource upon which the success of the business depends. Without customers the company would not exist. However keeping customers is just as important as getting them and […]
It is true! Amanda Murrell Associates, and our partners Gillian Ormston of Double Trouble and Jacqueline Jardine of Jardine White Consulting, will be spending some time in Bedford Prison delivering our jointly developed “On My Way” Empowerment programme to a number of male offenders. Here at AMA we have always recognised that there is a need […]