What is an Executive Coach?
You may have heard reference to a sports coach, a life coach, a business coach but what is an executive coach and how do they differ from all of the …
Leaders – how to regain control of your time
A common problem that I encounter when coaching leaders, whatever their seniority in the business is that they have lost control of their time. Some of the typical things they …
Can you hear me? How to bring impact and presence to your online presentations.
How to bring impact and presence to your online presentations. Overcoming challenges of presenting virtually and engaging your audience.
We’re Having a Heatwave, a Tropical Heatwave – Being a Proactive Leader
I am writing this blog while we are in the middle of a heatwave. The temperature has been over 30 degrees for a few days and is forecast to continue …
Are you seeing the fruits of your labours?
This summer we have had a bumper crop of figs from our garden. Okay, not quite in Mediterranean quantities, but a wonderful crop for the UK. When I posted this …
Appreciating & Being Appreciated
I’m not expecting anything from the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) I thought as I opened the bright white A4 envelope. “Please do not bend” said the letters …
Daffodils in December – Environmental Changes and Flexibility
On one of my walks during the Christmas break – between the downpours and sometimes during them! – I noticed a tree bursting into blossom, the bobbing yellow heads of …
What is it like to work with a professional coach?
Do you ever wonder what it is like to work with a professional coach? This is what one of my clients wrote about her experience… Prior to commencing my coaching …
Switching Off
A full quarter of all sorts of people say they think about work-related issues in their leisure time, including holidays, weekends and extended breaks. This is not about work-life balance …
Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life
When working with my executive coaching and training clients we often explore how what they think affects how they behave. How, for example, their self-confidence stems from the thoughts that they have about themselves and how that affects their behaviour.