When do we tell someone versus when do we coach them? When do we use directive leadership versus a coaching approach to leadership? How can we be more flexible? These are real questions I was asked by a client recently—here’s how I answered them…
Read MoreWhat does elephant-spotting and busy-ness have in common? When we’re all about action, action, action, what is it we’re really looking for and how do we know when we’ve found it?
Read More‘Values’ are often an integral part of finding yourself, or team-building, or some other foundation of self-development. But what comes before values? And what if that’s where the real ‘value’ is?
Read MoreWe set ourselves impossible targets and then we beat ourselves up for not meeting them. Huh. No wonder we’re exhausted! But how to apply a new way of thinking in your life…
Read MoreMaking business easy looks like it should be about applying systems and structures. That’s not what my interviewee said ‘we’re the least structured we’ve ever been’. And making the most money!
Read More‘OMG I feel overwhelmed!’ seems like such a common refrain. We all know what it means and some of us experience it more than others. But how to escape, and what does it have to do with the Spanish weather??
Read MoreI was reading an article this week that ‘keeping your eye on the ball’ is terrible advice in tennis and, I postulate, in life. Here’s how it works and what to do instead…
Read MoreI was at a debate on Universal Basic Income. As I listened to the panel and we talked around the table, I realised all of us were operating from one huge misunderstanding….
Read MoreAs I celebrated some wins with a client recently, I wanted to share with you what had made her successful where others fail.
Read MoreIn this scene from Vikings I found a metaphor for the whole of life. For how things show up and how we can make peace with ourselves and whatever life throws at us. Read on to find out what it was…
Read More“What's the difference between a coach and a leader?” This was a question I was asked in a talk I gave recently. read on to find out my answer…
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