Have you got back into work after the Christmas break and feeling you wanted a change? During the break did you you rediscover yourself under the layers of stress and exhaustion? Did you dream of the new job, change in responsibility, improved work relationships? But if only it was as easy as day dreaming - rather …
Can you be kinder… to yourself?
Thoughtful questions from the wonderful @justinadamwise: “We’re all sadness, joy, brokenness, longing. And yet we pretend to be anything but. We’re prepared to visit exquisite harshness on ourselves just for being who we find ourselves to be. What a kindness it would be to give up our attempts to impress ourselves and others with our …
Can you slow down for 10 minutes?
This lovely piece from @justinadamwise is a great reminder of the value of slowing down - just for a few minutes and why it is so hard to do. Many of the people I work with are beset with expectations of constant busyness and it is just exhausting for them - it doesn't bring joy, …
Employee engagement inspiration from an accountancy firm….
Wow. This HBR article really is a great example of how you can work with your teams to get inspired, to make a difference. If an accountancy firm can do it - what is holding you back?
Team engagement on change projects
So much of the orthodoxy surrounding leading change projects talks about engaging staff in decision-making. In my experience, that is only partially true. Badly done engagement causes just as many problems as good engagement. I've seen large-scale engagement where young people were given a blank sheet of paper and asked what they wanted their new youth …
Criticism or requests
Someone said to me 'A criticism is just a really bad way of making a request.' What do you think? Could we just make the request? Could we say 'Could we work on this thing that makes me feel this way?' How about instead of getting frustrated saying "Can we discuss expectations?" Try it today …
International Coaching Week – Faster, faster, faster
I love the line from this great article by Justin Wise "it is no use screaming at a seed to make it grow faster". I find it hard to remember when things are tough or when I'm learning a new skill or increasing self awareness. How much more enjoyable would my life be if I …
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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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Pouring it all away?
I like this post from Justin Wise - how would the world be if we had the conversations we really want to have rather than assuming we know what people are thinking. Why are we so frightened of conversations, preferring to think we know what people are thinking? How much better could things be …
Less than 100%?
After another fascinating session with restorative yoga teacher Tuesday from Urban Yogi, I have much to think about.... She talked to me about the amount of effort needed to sustain a pose. Silly, but I'd always assumed you have to do EVERYTHING thoroughly! By thoroughly I mean with the total amount of energy I had …
