Achieving Your Potential Coaching
Navigating life's complexities more skilfully
A frequent topic of in coaching conversations is influence and persuasion. I will touch on influence in another post soon, but in the meantime I find that we are more persuasive than we realise. Too often we assume the answer to a suggestion or request will be a no and withhold our thoughts. If you …
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Chihuly glass exhibition at Kew Gardens I'm currently working with a client who is leading some major change programmes for their organisation. Recently we had a great conversation about what really helps people adapt to change. The most obvious, oft quoted and rarely done is for the leader to actually lead the way by doing. …
I've worked with many leaders over the last twenty years who want to talk about culture. I love it, but there is often an under-belly - a little bit, 'do as I say, not what I do'. The leader who wants their team to be more creative, yet doesn't manage how they respond to ideas …
Helpful clarity in "Meeting inspiration" from @HBR. I find the following distinctions helpful: conversations, group work sessions, decision-supporting, brainstorming. In giving clarity on what is meant to happen in the time you have together in the office you can help others understand what is required of them, how to prepare and make the most of …
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I love working with diverse teams - teams with a whole lot of different ideas, experience, perspectives, challenges - you name it! Together I think we do more, go further, have a brighter idea, better chance of implementation - its great. But.... It can be a handful - for ideas on running meetings try this …
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I really like this thought from @boxofcrayons. We might talk about our career plans, business goals, holiday dreams - but what about what sort of person you want to be? Sometimes we've fallen into bad habits or become overwhelmed by stress and we look and think - "this isn't me", "this isn't the person I want to …
This topic came up in some recent coaching with a Senior Executive who was facing some challenges with a new team. He had picked up a pattern of half hearted commitments and then poor or non-delivery. While exploring the issue it became clear that the Executive was giving people a chance to say no - yet instead …
Talking with a colleague recently they told me that if they only had better support everything would be better... At that moment in time it was a powerful story - but, do you know what - it just isn't true. We often dream that a new car/job/boss/partner/PA/home will make everything better. These things won't lead to …
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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 …
