Career Coaching: Roles. Are You A Plant? I bet you never thought you’d be asking that! If you are a plant it might have real significance for your professional development. When I say ‘Plant’ I am not referring to an aspidistra. When I say plant I am referring to one of the Belbin Team Roles. The Plant […]
Career Coaching: Decisions. There is no getting away from the fact that we need to make decisions. We need to make decisions in order to live. We need to make decisions in order to work. Even coming to career coaching does not put off the fact that you will, eventually, inevitably have to make a decision […]
Career Coaching: Accountability. There are three main parts of my job: Firstly I need to understand the landscape and the ambitions of the person in front of me. Secondly, I need to help that person to tackle whatever it is that stands between where they are and where they want to be. Thirdly I help hold accountability […]
Career Coaching: Envy. Interestingly envy in others is a good sign. It means that you are doing what you are doing, well. If someone seems to have it in for you in your Profesional arena, that means you are standing right on your power. It’s taken me a long time to recognise two things if someone […]
Career Coaching: Seasons Greetings. if you find it difficult to contemplate your next career move right now don’t be surprised. You might find your lack of motivation bemusing if you are unhappy in your current role. There is a reason for this. Your lack of motivation may not be due to the Christmas run-up. Your lack […]
Leadership Coaching: Boundaries. Being really clear in business, work and life regarding where the line sits is really beneficial in lots of ways. It shows others exactly where they stand and interesting they seem to really quite like it. We did Shadow-work exercise. Working in partners one had the ability to draw their partner near or send […]
Career Coaching: You Are Better Than You Know. Our brains have a negative bias. Fact. And? That doesn’t always serve us. Whilst we do need to be vigilant about danger, it is also important to be able to step out of that place and be able to see your possibility too. I am a firm believer of […]
Career Coaching: You DO Know. Someone said to me at the weekend “I think our phones and screens have taken the place of our dreaming”. And, I fear she might be right. People come to work with me saying “I don’t know what to do that will satisfy me as a career”. The premise I work with […]
Leadership Coaching: Freedom. If you are in a leadership role and it feels toxic, remember you really can still leave. If you are feeling unhappy, you can actually go. Whether you were the founder, or are a partner, if it was your idea, to begin with, but it has all turned to sh*t, remember you can just […]
Career Coaching: Know Your Value. It’s easy to forget what value you bring when you show up and do something day in and day out. It becomes familiar and thus it feels easy. That’s when you forget that you have niche expertise. I’m currently working my way through my Three-year Shamanic Practitioner Qualification. This deep and […]