I have two blueberry plants in my garden and on my coffee breaks I started to wander past to see if there were any ripe berries to pick. Initially I stood over the bush, saw a few berries and started picking. Then the more I looked the more berries I saw.
What’s the connection between leadership coaching and picking blueberries? Read More »
Through my development and coaching work, I have gained interesting insights from the experiences of a wide variety of leaders. Here I share my perspective on what I think is going on, what leaders could do, and comment on how coaching might help. Click to read my article CEO TODAY magazine October 2023 Edition
From the Mountains to the C (Suite), a Coach’s Perspective Read More »
At work you just never know what someone might be about to tell you. What happens when we are told unexpected, very difficult news? Despite years of practise in leadership and HR roles I can still find it difficult to know what to say in these unexpected moments. Does this ever happen to you?
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When is the last time you said thank you? Was it a meaningful thank you with some detailed words, or just a passing comment? When was the last time you received a thanks? Do you know what you were being thanked for? So often ‘thanks’ is a word in a sentence, a passing comment. But
The power of thank you. Read More »
I asked myself this question towards the end of December 2021. It took me a few days to find my answer. During this time, I reflected on my learnings during the year; one learning was about my thoughts. Whatever problems exist in the world or in my life there are always opportunities, but sometimes we
A year from now, what will you wish you had started doing today? Read More »
Everywhere I turn covid has disrupted things, in particular career plans. It has put job changes on hold, stopped career moves/overseas experiences (OE) and generally caused people to ‘press pause’. But is this just about covid? I think not. Covid has disrupted career plans, but it has also caused people to stop, to reflect and
Is your career languishing because of Covid? Or are you climbing the wrong mountain? Read More »