Achieving Your Potential Coaching
Navigating life's complexities more skilfully
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, …
We humans like to think we are super rational and our behaviour is really pretty sensible and pretty reasonable. Does that ring true? Unfortunately, in the last few years research has shown that we are less logical that we'd like to think and that more of our responses are automatic rather than carefully planned. Often …
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?
I often coach people moving into a new leadership role - a step up and almost always a step into the unknown. Its a great opportunity to learn and try new things, but someone after we've actually won the job, we often think that our thinking job is done - until we actually start the new …
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Over the last few years I've been lucky enough to work with people who want to stop holding themselves back. They want to start sharing their thoughts, letting people know how they are feeling about a project or suggestion and even sometimes just wanting to let their professional guard drop to give a great big …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Continue reading "International Coaching Week – Faster, faster, faster"
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 …
Continue reading "“Résumé Virtues” vs. “Eulogy Virtues” – why not both? International Coaching Week"
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 …
Continue reading "Just because you think it doesn’t make it real"
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