Career Coaching: Sustainability: Work has clear timelines and sometimes things really need to ramp up in order that these time commitments be met… And…. as a colleague put it, ‘ I need to make time to be a normal person too’ How do we do this when work, life, family, relationships all need to take […]
Career Coaching: core values. What are they? How do you find them? And why do you need them? Core values work with coaching clients is such a privilege because it is so intimate, it’s heart-based work. People usually only have three or four core values. How do you find them? It’ll be a word that […]
Leadership Coaching: Empowerment. Breaking news! The top-down, “tell you what to do”, type of leadership is dead… “ Leaders are people who hold themselves accountable for recognising the potential in people and ideas and developing that potential. “ Brené Brown If only that were 100% true! Working with a dynamic 35-year-old recently she voiced this […]
Career coaching: Detective work. I see people come in who are bright, competent, inspiring change-makers…. but…, they still can’t put themselves forward. This is inevitably due to a belief they hold about themselves form the past. Whilst it has no apparent relevance in the here and now. It is still operating within their lives. I’ve had […]
Leadership Coaching: Change. In my experience, change can only be led from a grounded place. Usually, grounded means the lived experience place. If you haven’t been through the experience yourself, you’d better be open and willing to co-create with those who have: These are the people who know what’s needed. These are the people who […]
Career Coaching: Self-Promotion: Warning ⚠️: its Time to woman – up! There had been a cultural change over that past two decades that might leave you at a disadvantage in the job application game. With graduates leaving uni with increasing debts, what they also take with them is a self-promo savvy that I certainly never […]
Career Coaching: Applications – Bring your uniqueness. The job application landscape has changed considerably over that past two decades. ‘Back in the day’, if you filled in an application form, you’d expect a receipt to confirm its arrival. You’d get a standard Letter of ‘thanks but not this time’ If you didn’t get to interview. […]
Leadership coaching: vulnerability. There is little that bodes better for me as a coach, and for the relationship we shall build together, than the moment that a Coachee Says these words: “Well, I had my first breakdown in my early 20s…” That’s when I know two important things: That’s when I know that’s a client […]
Career Coaching: Procrastination: Can you turn your hand to anything? Do you have a head full of awesome ideas but often fail to realise them? Are you left beating yourself up and wondering how to generate a secure income? Well? I have news for you. You are probably, paradoxically, A ‘Completer-Finisher’ in Belbin’s Team Roles. […]
Leadership coaching: Fear. The question is this: Is it ok to be open, when in a leadership role, about my fears, my presumptions, my misunderstandings, and even my prejudices? Or is it much safer to be all gung-ho, positive and motivational? I think I know the answer to that for me. I believe that it […]