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Developing trust is the cornerstone of any relationship whether the connection is personal or professional. It is one of the key skills of people with high emotional intelligence. As a coach and facilitator, I am regularly asked for some guidance around developing trust in a professional setting. Indeed, as a coach, I need to build […]
Having worked as a leadership coach and facilitator for many years now, I am repeatedly asked the question “why use a coach?”. While the political answer is “it depends on the circumstances,” it is critical to remember that people only ever coaches when they want to change something or address a specific challenge(s). These challenges […]
All successful relationships depend on trust… I recently facilitated a development programme with a successful company in the food sector. One of the key challenges of the programme was to identify why some teams within the company were much more successful than others. We explored a number of possible factors including leadership styles, psychological safety, […]
How would you describe your level of self-confidence? Last year I coached a client Keith who was referred by his manager. In our meetings he described himself as a weak team leader. However, because he’d been so good at his job as a programmer, he was promoted to a team leader by management. They said […]
Leadership isn’t a title or a rank. It isn’t badge of honour you can put on and off whenever the mood or audience changes. Leadership is the way you show up every day. It is reflected in the values you espouse, the actions you take and ultimately the way you treat yourself and the people […]
“Some guys they just give up living, and start dying little by little, piece by piece…” -Bruce Springsteen, Racing in the Streets When, in the 1960s, President Eisenhower received, on behalf of the American people, the gift of a rare and stunning white tiger named Mohini, it was housed in a 12’ by 12’ cage […]
The five regrets of the dying… Bronnie Ware, an Australian palliative care nurse, wrote about the five top regrets of the dying that she had heard most often in her work. These were – I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, rather than the one other’s expected of me […]
Over the years, working in the area of leadership and executive coaching, one topic that regularly presents, is the area of self-care. Many of the people with whom I’ve worked acknowledged that they are too busy with work to find any time for themselves. They neglected their health, relationships got minimum investment, children, where they […]
Ellen Keane won Ireland’s first medal of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, claiming gold in the SB8 100m breaststroke with the best performance of her life. Competing in her favoured event, in her fourth Olympic games, Keane had set expectations high when she blazed through her heat, winning the race in a personal best […]
Never waste a day… A contact of mine has the tagline “Dead fish go with the flow” on his WhatsApp profile. The line got me thinking about life and how easy it is to drift from one day to the next without steering yours (life) in any direction. Have you ever wasted a day (or longer) […]