Blog - Shirley Collier

Psychological safety – navigating the muddle in the middle

At the heart of the middle manager experience these days there's a tension between high expectations and limited capacity which creates...

Have you ever found yourself in a situation that doesn’t feel right… but leaving isn’t really an option? Not because you don’t recognise...

Do you know what’s wrong with you? Good. Then you probably don’t need a coach. Because coaching isn't about fixing what's wrong, and...

Staying sane, building resilience, call it what you will, we all need strategies to keep ourselves whole and healthy. How else can we push...

This blog post explains why an analysis of my eating habits is useful (all will be explained, I promise). I also share an executive...

A couple of months ago, a coaching client told me that working with me had been transformative. I was chuffed to bits, but I was...

Do you aim, unsuccessfully, for Perfect? If you battle with an inner perfectionist, you know (deep down) that you're not alone. But have...

How would you characterise your mindset? Are you problem-focused or solutions-focused? Do you manage to maintain a strategic,...

All of us experience feelings of hurt from time to time, based on what people say about us and to us. But some of us find it harder...

Do you feel guilty when you carve out a bit of time just for you? Do you find it hard to prioritise your own thinking space and...

I'm often perceived to be a strong and resilient person. But, like everyone, there are times when I don't feel as though my resilience is...

Life is punctuated by endings. How you experience an ending can have a profound effect on how you start the next beginning. A...