At the heart of the middle manager experience these days there's a tension between high expectations and limited capacity which creates overwhelm. This article explores how the psychological safety of the coaching call helped a client - let's call her Misha - move...
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 it. Not because you haven’t thought about it—many times. But because stepping away would come with consequences. Practical ones....
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 coaches are not doctors. Coaching is inside-out thinking, not outside-in labelling. And if you think I'm on my soap box, you're...
Staying sane, building resilience, call it what you will, we all need strategies to keep ourselves whole and healthy. How else can we push the boundaries and get the most out of life? Being resilient is a have to have, not a nice to have. This blog...
This blog post explains why an analysis of my eating habits is useful (all will be explained, I promise). I also share an executive coaching case study about a client who wanted to take control of her career development. I hope it will help you understand more about...
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 also gratified, for her. Because I know how hard she’d grappled with the challenges she faced and also the enormity of change...
Do you aim, unsuccessfully, for Perfect? If you battle with an inner perfectionist, you know (deep down) that you're not alone. But have you really unpicked just how unhelpful that particular demon is? In this post, that's what I'm going to do. I'll also share my...
How would you characterise your mindset? Are you problem-focused or solutions-focused? Do you manage to maintain a strategic, long term perspective, or do you get sucked into operational fixing? The choices you make when you decide to approach your work...
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 to deal with than others. No doubt you've heard the saying “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt...
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 development at work, even though you’re championing it for your colleagues? If so, you’re not alone. The biggest challenge...