Much of leadership is about learning more about ourselves, our strengths and how we relate to others. We can't do this without slowing down and I think this is a lovely poem from Pablo Neruda to provide inspiration. KEEPING QUIET by Pablo Neruda Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For …
What’s your influencing style?
Influencing is such a large part of leadership roles - influencing on the future direction or your team and organisation, influencing your colleagues, influencing your team members. Yet, when we are up against it we revert to habitual ways of communicating - not matter what the circumstance or audience. This great article from Ashridge can …
Finding meditation difficult?
Many of my coaching clients take on a short mediation practice to help build their awareness and focus. But, meditation can be a little fraught with the myths we tell ourselves about meditating e.g. it should be easy, my mind should be quiet, I will instantly be a calm enlightened being! To reassure yourself that …
Selling the problem or selling the solution?
I've been recapping on some of my thoughts about making change work and helping teams to thrive. Many of these have either been gifts from really experienced, insightful people, great books or my own experience in planning and delivering change. My first reflection is that we need to start engagement at the beginning rather than at …
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“Résumé Virtues” vs. “Eulogy Virtues” – why not both? International Coaching Week
There are many books on how to bring forth your best self in your cv. There are many books on how to bring forth your best self in your life. In coaching I'm interested in what can be done to help people have both - a good life at work and outside - bringing the …
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Lets play – does that sound more enticing?
State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/67060 Development can be too dull and worthy. Dull and worthy doesn't get done - our lives are just too busy. New opportunities and possibilities remain unexplored. What if we took our development just as seriously - but saw it as playtime? Time to explore, try things, do tests? …
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Quick thinking on change
So much is written about change and yet still so many projects could be handled better - with better results for employees and the business. These infographics from @torbenrick via Top 7 change management infographics are worth a quick review if you are planning or even mid-change project. Alternatively, drop me an email to see how …
Mastery and Michelangelo
"If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.”—Michelangelo What a great quote. An antidote to the idea that organisations and individuals can suddenly change, learn and implement new skills or habits. When trying to change a habit or take on a new …
Is your mind is like a puppy?
Another one of the super quotes from Jack Kornfield: A Path with Heart: 'the mind is like a puppy’. When you are training a puppy it runs away many times and you gently bring it back to the training – this is like the brain. Many people still expect their mind to be calm like …
Just because you think it doesn’t make it real
One of the main abilities of successful leaders is understanding themselves. The only thing we can start to control is how we respond to situations and they know their habitual responses and are able to manage them. But golly, that can be a big ask! Meditation can help - even 10 minutes a day …
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