There is a lot written about resilience and how managing our own resilience is key. It is an active process and requires ‘working on’ so negative thinking does not take over. In the main for my clients they want to talk about resilience in terms of:- Dealing with the...
Knowing who you are and what you stand for, are not only an important part of your personal development – but they’re also key characteristics that’ll help form the basis of your unique leadership style and approach.Feelings, beliefs and values are very important, yet...
I have noticed in my coaching sessions that as people move up the career ladder, they are often more focused on the benefits of developing others, rather than developing themselves. They want to be great leaders, but often do not spend the time to review their own...
I have always found it interesting in what makes a successful CEO and one who inspires people both internally and externally. Several aspiring leaders I am working with are asking that same question of themselves as they work on their personal development. What will...
The uncertainty of 2020 has brought major difficulties to many small businesses but it has also brought opportunity to others. The opportunity to reflect on what you are doing and what your own purpose is moving forward. During this period, a good number of people...
Over recent coaching sessions the managers and leaders that I am working with have been talking about wanting to be able to coach their own team members and the benefits of creating more of a coaching culture. They see it as a really strong way of being able to...
A key theme that has come out of my coaching sessions over the last week has been communication and getting it right. Leaders who I am working with are concerned that they are engaging with their staff in the right way and want to ensure that they are communicating...
Coaching is often perceived as being undertaken only at a senior level and to be almost a prize for those that have already reached certain heights within their organisation. This means that for many the support, in particular of an external coach, comes to them later...
In starting my own coaching practice for now it is just me. I have experienced running small businesses as part of my career and have twice developed and run events businesses. I have also been part of senior leadership teams in large organisations and I have...
At the end of 2019 I finished an exciting secondment in change management working for a large charity group who help to transform the lives of young people and adults across the UK. I then had the luxury of a few months break to decide where I went next with my...
