“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 »
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 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 »
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 »
Do you lead a team? Are you finding it hard to maintain your own levels of motivation let alone those of your team members during this testing time? You are not alone. I’m a coach. I support others when they need to find direction, overcome barriers, gain confidence, inspire through leadership etc. So, I should… Read more »
Gerd Altmann Pixabay I’ve just finished enjoying a book by Liane Moriarty entitled ‘What Alice Forgot‘. Without giving the whole plot away, it tells the tale of a woman who wakes up after a bump on the head worrying about her pregnancy only to find out that she is not 29 and pregnant as she… Read more »
I loved seeing how shocked Olivia Colman was to hear her name called out as Best Actress at this year’s Oscars. Colman strikes me as a genuinely nice person who would be fun to have a drink with at your local. How wonderful for her to receive what many see as the highest accolade… Read more »
I don’t know if it is my age, the fact that my parents are reflecting back over their lives, or because I’ve just recently finished watching a documentary about the life of Robin Williams but I find myself compelled to ask ‘what more can I do to make my life extraordinary?’. This month’s blog explores… Read more »
It’s Christmas and New Year time, so take some time to think To look back on the year that’s passed much quicker than a wink On what you can be proud of, of what went really well Where you performed right at your best, as far as you can tell And also think on… Read more »
I’ve recently been fortunate to enjoy a holiday on the coast. As I was walking on the beach at low tide, one day I noticed the variety of footprints (and pawprints) forming patterns and tracing the paths that people had taken earlier that day. I started to consider the word footprint and recognised that reflecting… Read more »
