‘What is the difference between working with a career coach vs counselling? This is a fascinating line I often find I am exploring with my supervisor. At its simplest, a counsellor helps people to explore the past in order to make peace with it. In this way, they are free to enjoy their present. At its simplest, […]
I don’t want a careers coaching job. Whilst that might seem like a bizarre statement coming who IS a careers coach, this is why I say those words: On the face of it, Careers coaching might be a majority of what I am seen to do I meet with individuals and we redesign what it is they […]
Want some advice from someone who does Careers Coaching Bristol? “Be More Marmite!” If you are anything like me, you may be recognising that you have spent a good part of your life trying to be what you think others have wanted you to be. By now, You might also have begun to notice that […]
Careers coaching and why it works. A quote from a client at the end of our work together was this: “This exploration has been great. I understand what it is that I am not enjoying in my current situation. It has also brought important things to the forefront regards what I want to do next. […]
Leadership Development: Questions. I have a deepening unease about the way we are treating our people and our planet. Are we truly on the verge of destroying the balance of something as valuable as life on earth. Do you too think we need to consider trading places? Can we do business differently? Can we avoid the […]
Leadership Development: Engagement: If you have a project or a team or a business and a vision than you need the engagement of all who will partake. Obvious huh? But more importantly, you need sustained engagement. how do you ensure that everyone on every level buys into and remains aligned with this plot? There are many […]
Leadership Development: Sabotage: If I asked: “How are you undermining your team, business or project?” I’m guessing that your immediate response to that question is “I’m not!”. Swiftly followed by a ‘Why would I do that?” . You’d be surprised at the potholes we can create for ourselves. And, as we self-sabotage, we roll that […]
Leadership Development: Responsibility. What do I know about Leadership? I know that you can only go as fast as your slowest team member. I know that having a vision isn’t enough, that somehow you need to earn the engagement of not only those you pay but also the wider network of those you don’t. I […]
Leadership Development: What is your Purpose? And Why does it matter???? Have you heard that question before? If you have heard it but have no idea what “knowing your purpose” serves, then here’s the information you might need. What does the question mean? When someone asks you about the purpose of your business, what they […]
Business Coaching: Leading Assertively: “If you don’t ask you don’t get” and this rings true in life and business. If you don’t ask clearly then you still won’t get. I have found that there are very few accurate mind readers in this world and thus my guess is that you do not work with or […]