Hands up if you’ve had Covid lately? I’m in the middle of my second bout … first time around was June 2022 and it hit me a bit harder the first time than this time around but that being said, it’s still able to pack a punch! As I take a more relaxed approach to… Read more »
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 »
“Snakes and Ladders” by jacqui.brown33 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Are you someone who has taken roles when they appeared in front of you or do you have a more planned approach to your career? I was coaching a senior director recently who realised that she had more or less just taken roles that were offered to… 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
Are you a female leader in your mid 40s to mid 50s? The likelihood is you may be experiencing symptoms of the menopause. While menopause is getting more press lately, organisational support and leadership understanding is in its early stages. While 50% of the workforce will experience the menopause, it is still not widely talked… Read more »
If you’ve opened up this blog to read more we are off to a good start – hopefully that in itself is an indicator that your curiosity got the better of you and you wanted to find out more! Recently I’ve been a coach/mentor/trainer for a number of managers and it made me realise that… Read more »
Image by WOKANDAPIX from Pixabay When did you last take a risk at work? Were you even aware you were taking a risk? Or perhaps you were aware that you didn’t take a course of action because of the risks? A recent study explored some factors that influence our attitudes towards risk and it got… Read more »
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay As a leader, you and your team work IN your business each and every day; how often do you work ON your business? By that I mean, how often do you, and your team, reflect on and seek feedback on whether you are adding value to all of your… Read more »
Image credit: nicoletaionescu Stock Image and Video Portfolio – iStock (istockphoto.com) You know that feeling when a valued team member asks for a meeting with you and starts by letting you know they are handing in their notice? That’s a feeling you don’t want to repeat too often. What can you do in the way… Read more »
