“Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to, and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives. “ anon So what is empathy? What it is not is sympathy. Empathy is not feeling sorry for people. Empathy is the desire and ability to understand how THEY are […]
One of the best questions a client has asked me in recent years is this:‘What do I need to do in order to make the most of this coaching?’I was quite put in the spot: this was qualitative, not quantitative. The answer I gave was “Bring your Openness, your Honesty, and your Willingness”. I watch […]
Leadership Coaching: Humility. Every worked with someone who can’t admit they got it wrong? How infuriating is that? Everyone makes mistakes. In most cases, the sky doesn’t fall in. So much is lost if those mistakes aren’t acknowledged: the lessons contained within and often the loyalty of those who know exactly what happened. The more […]
Leadership Coaching: Conflict. It is impossible to lead without conflict. Don’t try to fool yourself into believing that all leadership work will be all sweetness and light. Just like in life, everyone ain’t gonna be your best friend. Not everyone is going to share your vision, your egalitarianism or your empowering attitude, all of the time. […]
Career Coach: Imposter syndrome is SO common. Much more common than you would ever imagine. When you see how some people ‘present’ themselves, you would assume they have never doubted themselves and their ability to do their job, ever. I would counteract that by saying the everyone has their doubts on some days. Comparing […]
Leadership coaching: Cultural Change. If management is getting tasks done through people then Leadership is making change through people. That means that “leadership” suddenly doesn’t look as clear-cut as I had imagined. Leaders to me, were the traditional bosses; Those authoritarian types who give orders top down. Now, I know this not to be true. […]
Last Saturday, I immersed myself in 12 hours of personal development work (on my weekend!), and, at the end of it, I did not want to leave… That’s a bold statement from a woman who works in personal development all week long. It is also a bold statement from a woman who has built a […]
Leadership Coaching: Mistakes: Never underestimate the benefit of previous mistakes. These mistakes, held kindly, are our professional gold-dust. We live in a society they deems mistakes a bad thing. I do understand if mistakes are life-threatening then indeed they are bad things. The reality is however that in our modern day world, most of our […]
Leadership Coaching: Unrealised Talent. You might be a leader and not even know it… Leaders come on all shapes and forms. Last month I had an experience where I was cornered into recognising my own leadership ability I set out on a mission online. I extended the invitation for others to join. Suddenly I was leading […]
Leadership Coaching Potential: Have you ever noticed that there is a fine line between anxiety and excitement? So, how do we tip the balance? Speaking with a client I’d work with a couple of years ago she voiced the in‘starting her business in Bali, “all that heavy anxiety had been transformed into the excitement, every […]