What would your quality of life be like if you live to be 150 years old? Why am I even asking you that question? Well, according to David Sinclair, director of the Harvard Medical School’s Paul F Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, the first person to live to 150 years’ old has already… Read more »
Do you find yourself asking why your team won’t make decisions without checking in with you? Would you like them to be more accountable so you can trust that key work will get done when it should be? Are you telling them that they are empowered to act but they don’t seem to be taking… Read more »
Image by Oleksandr Pidvalnyi from Pixabay Twas the night after Christmas And I felt so grateful For family and friendship and eating a plate-full For freedom to choose A career that I love For clients and peers and for interesting stuff
Image by Joshua Woroniecki from Pixabay Do you have a good sense of your leadership purpose? If you are not sure what I mean and want to see your leadership career progress, there is a good reason to read on. According to Korn Ferry, leaders with a clear purpose not only reach more challenging roles… Read more »
Photo Credit: SolStock Stock Image and Video Portfolio – iStock (istockphoto.com) Continuing a series of blogs that aim to support managers of hybrid teams in ensuring their teams are connected, engaged, cohesive and able to perform, this month we focus on connection. Rather than being nice to have, connection is an essential of the hybrid… Read more »
Do you believe in signs? …That sometimes we see something that is giving us a clue about a way forward or seems to have caught our eye for a reason? I have to say that logically I don’t. I’m an engineer by original degree and I worked as an engineer as the first 7 years… Read more »
Have you noticed your team members’ motivation waning or coming and going in recent weeks? Or perhaps your own? You are not alone. With world events being what they are, some basic human needs can feel threatened. Why is this and what can we do to gain some motivational balance?
A bit of a light-hearted blog with meaning in its message as we approach Christmas… the 12 days of Christmas.. if a manager were giving to a team member. Read on for a sing-along-summary of some good management practices … or, if you can stand it (!), hear my not so perfect rendition – I… Read more »
Image by Hatice EROL from Pixabay As we approach the end of the year, I find myself reflecting on the year that was and starting to consider what opportunities 2022 may bring. I recently reflected on my coaching practice over the last year as I put together my application for Senior Coaching Practitioner with the… Read more »
If you read my January blog you’ll know that I’ve identified 6 areas where leaders and managers are finding challenges as they adjust to managing their teams virtually. These are in the areas of managing and measuring work, team cohesiveness and a sense of belonging, connection, relationships and communication, engagement, motivation and wellbeing, meeting effectiveness… Read more »
