28 May 2021
Openness and honesty that works
One of the things I struggled with as a leader (and in my early days as a coach) was being... View Article
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14 May 2021
Is lack of confidence holding you back?
If confidence is holding you back (or you think it is…..) you are so not alone. But it doesn’t have... View Article
30 April 2021
How to effect change – Part 2
In the last blog I shared an experiment with you. We looked at ways to read the room and tune your... View Article
28 April 2021
The ‘fly on the wall’ – (an experiment to help you influence change) Part 1
You don’t influence change by starting with furious activity. You start by observing what is. Here’s something to get you... View Article
23 April 2021
What’s your work-nickname? (and why it might be holding you back)
Some time ago, I worked with a wonderful lady who was the team comedian. She was known as ‘the joker’.... View Article
16 April 2021
‘Oh God, she’s off on one, again’ (and other reasons you are being ignored)
It saddens me that so many people with valuable and useful things to say don’t get heard. And yet their... View Article
9 April 2021
Kill ‘it’ with kindness
Any of these happening to you on a regular basis? Being talked over in a meeting? Your ideas being dismissed,... View Article
12 February 2021
Why am I even here?
This is not an existential question about the meaning of life. Not today anyway. It’s much more about that thing... View Article
5 February 2021
To people pleasers everywhere
Are you a people pleaser? Always putting everyone else before yourself? How’s that working for you? Resentment, anger, annoyance, teeth-gritting... View Article
29 January 2021
Goal setting for behaviour change
Many of us struggle to agree goals with our team members around ‘behaviour change’ or ‘interpersonal/people skills’. We might say... View Article