Ooomph Snippets

We are big fans of peer-to-peer action learning – it can be a brilliant low-cost way to create a powerful network and a valuable source of ideas and support. Many of the challenges which you face as a

  It is very easy to get frazzled, running a business is stressful, and 2020 has added plenty of new things to worry about. We can’t take your stress away, but here a a few simple changes which m

Feel like your day creeps away from you, and you don’t always get through the big stuff? Here are some simple things to try – small changes which might make little improvements: Devote a few minutes

If you work with a team (whether they are employees or not) you should be well versed in how important and effective positive feedback can be. Too often the things which get our time and attention are

Adrenaline is addictive – chemically and behaviourally. Starting and running a business can be quite the rush – it’s risky, exciting and unpredictable. Some of us get a bit too used to that. Sometimes

  One of the more surprising outcomes we’ve noticed from business leaders who work with us, is how many of them end up getting a dog. At Ruby Star we love our dogs, and all of us bar one already

We talk a lot in our sessions about the risks or overuse of goal setting, and the over prescription of KPIs, milestones and OKRs. These are simple sounding measures but the science of them, especially

During the Covid19 Lockdown businesses have all had to change and adapt to accommodate social distancing. It has been a stressful and distressing time. People have been under enormous pressure, and th

During the Covid19 Lockdown businesses have all had to change and adapt to accommodate social distancing. It has been a stressful and distressing time. People have been under enormous pressure, and th