Choosing to work with an executive coach is not something you should rush into, and if you haven't done it before - or if you have, and it wasn't a great experience - these five suggestions should help you make a well-informed choice. #1 Try before you buy The price...
Shirley Collier
Do your New Year’s Resolutions fail for these reasons?
All over the world, people like you, busy people with many calls on their time, will be thinking about changes they want to make, aka New Year’s Resolutions. Most of these will fail. Lists will remain unread after 5th January, though they will niggle at the back of...
Making change happen: back to the future
Whenever we feel we're nearing the end of a tricky period, it’s tempting to want to draw a line under the difficulties and move on. Stuck in the present? Normally, this drawing of a line is accompanied by plans for the future, for things we’ll change and do...
Change the Blame and Shame Game; find a thinking partner
A few weeks into the first Coronavirus lockdown, I found myself in a situation which challenged my previous sense of who I was. Eventually I sought out my Thinking Partner but it took a while! Blame and Shame The blame and shame game begins with good intentions....
The power of words to define purpose
I'm fascinated by words and language, which led me to study them in my youth. Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about the words we use to describe the purpose of our work. Purpose, along with perspective and priorities, is a fundamental issue for those wanting to make...