Being Bettina’s dad 
My inspiration for what I do
Being Bettina’s Dad: What is Courage without Fear?
(0)“Hello…….Is there anyone there?” Bettina is calling from upstairs and looking over the banister. Our home can be noisy and the atmosphere is always filled with laughter and chatter 99.9% of the time – there are, after all, four adults living together in Bettina’s house. This evening, our house is unusually quiet, two of the… Read More ›
Being Bettina’s Dad: Enchanting by being fascinating and delightful
Driving home from a family get together in Manchester this weekend, I reflected on how Bettina has, once again, enchanted everyone and I am reminded, yet again, how much she inspires her family. Bettina’s wider family have followed her progress since she came into our world over 30 years ago. A person who was at… Read More ›
Being Bettina’s Dad: A Role Model for Bettina
Climbing out of my snow hole, I received a letter from home. This was no mean feat as I was somewhere in the Arctic Circle and about a month into a winter deployment with 3 Commando Brigade. It was the news I had dreamed of from Joyce– we were going to have a baby! I… Read More ›
Being Bettina’s Dad: Bettina’s approach to relationships
In this post, I talk about how Bettina relates to people and reflect on what is most important in life.
Being Bettina’s Dad: Be your authentic self
Bettina has always been true to herself – she doesn’t compromise on being authentic. Regular readers of my blog series ‘Being Bettina’s Dad’ will know that I have learned so much from how she acts and moves within her world.
Being Bettina’s Dad: Bettina’s Code of Conduct
In our family we each have a code of conduct, but we all work and support Bettina’s code of conduct.
Being Bettina’s Dad: leaving a legacy
As a leader you want to make a dent in the world, to make a difference in people’s lives and leave the place where you live and/or work a better place than when you found it. Someone who does this, and from whom I have learned, is Bettina.
Being Bettina’s Dad: Influence – a force for good
So this post is about ‘Influence’. I think it is perhaps one of the most important traits of leadership. When you have influence and when you influence others you know you are a leader.
Being Bettina’s Dad: Building a relationship
We had booked into the outdoor activity centre ‘Redridge’ at the end of the 1990s, a place Bettina and I were to visit annually for a number of years where we rock climbed, abseiled, trekked, canoed and even walked up a mountain together.
Being Bettina’s Mum & Dad: Ogres of Optimism
Over the years we have nudged many professionals working with Bettina out of their comfort zones by persuading them to take risks and push Bettina’s knowledge and skills forward, on the basis that until we do this we will not know what she is capable of achieving.
