Career Coaching: “I don’t want to be sold to” And, I don’t want to be ‘sold to” is exactly how I feel when I’m considering a potentially life-changing decision too. — What I really want in those moments is someone to give me the information. I then want to take myself away so that I […]
Career Coaching: What is “The PROXIMITY BIAS”. And, is Hybrid Working another nail in the coffin for gender equality??? “Almost 60 percent of the 5,000 women in the Deloitte 2022 ‘Women @ Work’ survey reported feeling excluded from important meetings at work and 94 percent believed requesting flexible working would affect their likelihood of promotion.” […]
Career Coaching: “What If Nothing Changes?” — is a question I’m asked by potential clients when we meet to explore the possibilities of working together. What if I invest this money, this time, this effort and nothing changes? And, it IS a Good Question! . In my experience, however, the REAL question is “and what if EVERYTHING […]
Career Coaching: Will Coaching Be Hard Work? The short answer is “Yes”. The long answer is also “Yes” and, here’s why it is worth doing: Trying to step out into the world of work with misalignments within you is bound to create tension and then it’s hard to move forward smoothly — What we will be […]
Career Coaching — How do I know you are qualified to coach Me? That’s not something anyone can learn exclusively on a coaching course — It is not only the qualifications, membership body, or insurance… that qualifies a coach as a good one. . It’s the years and years of practice and learning every step of the […]
“Career Coaching: It isn’t for Me!” Talking to a recovering client of mine I asked her what her biggest fear about coaching had been before we took our journey together. Her answer REALLY surprised me because it showed me how far her self perception is from the woman I see … what a gap! She feared: . […]