Bill Law, retired Construction Director, shares his story of how pen and ink drawing helped his Parkinson's

(Photo courtesy of drawing by Bill Law showing the 3 bridges over the Tyne and surrounding buildings in the centre of Newcastle Upon Tyne)

1 min 25 secs long

Bill Law, retired construction director, talks to me about how he has managed to lead an active life over the last 12 years with Parkinson's.

Bill developed Parkinson's in 2012 at 63 years of age, just before his retirement and shares his stories with me, on what has worked well for him in managing this condition.

In 2018, he climbed the Blencathra mountain in the Lake District with 25 of his family and friends and raised £4,500 for Parkinson's UK

25 mins duration

1. Intro

2. Tell me alittle about yourself (1 min)

3. In 2012 what were the symptoms you received that made you go an get it checked out (1 min 44 secs)

4. How did you cope with the diagonosis of Parkinson's in the early years (3 min 38 Secs)

5. What has worked well for you in managing Parkinson's both mentally and physically (6 mins 28 secs)

6. Tell us about the story of the Blencathra climb (16 mins)

7. What advice would you give a partner or family member who is looking after someone who has Parkinson's (21 mins 40 secs)

Michael Mitten, former CEO of Houghton International and now an acquisitions and merger consultant, explored the Artic North pole in 2009 and Antarctica in 2019. He shares with us his learnings of what Polar adventure taught him about Leadership and particularly Leadership in Business.

In our natural conversation and stories around the theme of the extreme environment, there is the odd adult language contained within:-

Duration time 43 mins and topics discussed:-

1. Why Polar Adventure? 0.50 secs

2. Flying into the North Pole on a Russian Cargo plane 4 mins 50 secs

3. What was it like to be in an extreme polar environment and find that leadership from within? 6 mins 15 secs

4. Planning and Preparation in Leadership. What did your adventures teach you about this. 15 mins and 36 secs.

5. Trust in Leadership is so important and you have a story to tell about this in your North Pole adventure. 21 mins 23 secs

6. Keep on going or turning back? Antarctica. 29 mins 34 secs

7. Leaders taking time away from the business? The Benefit from your experience. 38 mins 30 secs.