Many people I work with find it difficult at times to create accountability in their teams and this often either leads to conflict, micro-management or refusing to delegate work in the future. Accountability isn't talked about enough within teams or training. If you are struggling with establishing and maintaining accountability try reading this super HBR …
Have you got to know your inner critic?
Most of us are under attack - from part of ourselves. The old adage 'you are your own worst enemy' really is true. As we become more aware of the part of us that acts as judge and jury it really can be unpleasant - we wouldn't accept friends or family talking to us this …
Practising change not powerpointing it
What does it take for you to take on board a new habit? To stick to a new gym routine, to journal daily? To walk a little further? A lot right? A lot of commitment and a lot of daily practice and when you fall off, you dust yourself down and start all over again. …
Ease up…..
In the race to improve, be a better person, be more compassionate, less angry we can end up beating ourselves with a big stick. I must be this... I must be that.... Sometimes lets ease up. Let's notice how amazing we already are. As we start to notice what we are already good at, maybe …
Does ‘gratitude’ work at work as well?
Interesting work from HBR building on the research already done into developing an approach to the world based on gratitude. Apparently, spending as little as 5 minutes a day thinking about what went well - and importantly why builds an improvement in morale and confidence. Worth a try? https://hbr.org/2015/09/the-powerful-effect-of-noticing-good-things-at-work I know some of my coaching …
Want to Be an Outstanding Leader?
I ask many of my coaching clients to start keeping a journal. Fairly consistently I get a quizzical expression in return! So, this is a moment for me to pause and explain why. Many people turn to coaching to changing habits and build new ones. Perhaps these are new ways of responding to conflict, of thinking, …
What can I do when an argument gets heated?
So many of us avoid #conflict at work, or get drawn in and before we know it there is a row going on. Quickly, neither 'side' is listening to each other and any hope of finding a good solution is long gone. Worse, the cycle settles in - whatever tactic - avoidance or rowing becomes …
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Five Ways to Say No Gracefully
So many people find it hard to #sayno - feeling it makes them a lesser person, a rude, inconsiderate, selfish friend and colleague. Is this ringing true? Right now, a few of my #coaching clients are finding this a real issue - how can they be both helpful and focussed? Over time this can lead …
Learning new skills vs magical thinking
As our jobs change we want to learn new skills and behaviours to become better partners, parents, managers or colleagues. But, we rarely give ourselves the time to learn new skills, to take steps to improve. Learning new skills or changing our behaviour doesn't just happen over night - that is just magical thinking! …
Achieving Your Potential Coaching 