Assertiveness is a Critical Skill

If you were really, really confident, how would you be?

04/05/2021

Recognising it’s tough out there and that confidence is down, I’ve been running weekly sessions on Zoom about how to protect your confidence in tricky times. So how do you be really confident? I believe confidence is the lifeblood of one’s business and, when it’s…

The Secret of Work Life Integration

09/04/2021

With restrictions across the UK starting to ease, many of us are curious as to what kind of “new normal” will unfold. There’s certainly one feature of the pandemic that looks like it is here to stay in some form, and that is a preference for home working. One clear…

Ideas for Coach Supervision content: Objectivity and Evasiveness

01/02/2021

Can we use more than instinct in a real-time conversation? If not instinct, lots of different perspectives suggests to me that my analytical brain might whirr all the more from juggling all the possibilities and impact my listening.

Who is the world calling you to be?

04/01/2021

What a year 2020 has been! How do we begin to find purpose and meaning in a year which, on the surface, has brought so much uncertainly, chaos and anxiety to so many people around the globe? It is easy to look back and be grateful for the times that bring joy and…

Leadership Workout: 6 Ways to Develop your Leadership Muscles - without going to the gym!

01/12/2020

Leadership Workout: 6 Ways to Develop your Leadership Muscles - without going to the gym! “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle People get better when they practice. We’ve all heard the phrase “Practice makes…

Burn out and blackout: Building our resilience

10/11/2020

Burn out and blackout - What are your warning signals? As the days grow shorter, the blackout is coming. It has been a brutal year. How do you and your people recharge your batteries? I was so thrilled to find a jar of Nutella lurking in the fridge (honest – it…