Why Curiosity and Continued Learning is the Secret to Effective Leadership
Curiosity and continued learning are at the heart of effective leadership and success, yet it can be so easy to let our experience get in the way. Most of us are paid to be experts in something, to know the answers and have a problem-solving mindset. Of course, these things are also vitally important. And […]
AI in Coaching: A blended approach for enhanced progress
In this month’s ICF group session on 04 July we had the pleasure of meeting face to face at Desborourgh Bowling Club. In our discussions we explored the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its use in coaching, what it means for our clients and how as coaches we are currently using the tool. In […]
What is teamwork and why does it matter?
Teamwork is not only essential to the success of an organisation, it also makes it a great place to work. People are drawn to environments where they feel part of a community, their perspective is valuable and expectations are clear. Now more than ever, teamwork is crucial as roles are evolving in breadth and scope […]
Navigating Change: Leadership strategies to support your team
Change is the one constant and yet is the one of the common experiences that discombobulates most of us. We know that most of us enjoy what we do and too much change in one go can bring about uncertainty, fear and distraction. However, when navigating change, if it is managed well, people can feel […]
Silent Burnout – 5 Signs of Stress in Leaders
We all have times when we feel stressed, in fact healthy stress can drive us forward, create energy and help us to excel in achieving our goals. However, I have seen a recent increase in the topic of burnout in coaching sessions. People often realise the signs of burnout only in hindsight, having been too far down […]
Coaching skills for leaders: Empowering your team for growth
Using a coaching approach as a leader is invaluable because it encourages your team to be resourceful, come up with new ideas, own and take responsibility for their work. I notice that most of us do more telling and solutionising than we need to when listening to others. If you take any recent conversation that […]
Self Doubt and How to Manage It
This month, we wanted to focus on self-compassion, it reminds me that most of us are better at seeing the good in others than we are in ourselves. The way we talk about ourselves can even at times be derogatory, rude, negative and not remotely how we could ever imagine talking about another person. For many I […]
Performance Review Preparation: The Leader’s Perspective
It is the time of year when many leaders prepare for their team’s year of end performance reviews. A performance review can take time and effort for the leader as they are a series of 1:1’s. These can be made more efficient and useful with a few simple preparation tips. In this blog we will […]
Communication and the Roles We Play
How we communicate is such an important part of our connection with others, it shapes what they think of us, whether they trust us, and how we work together. By exploring our own natural communication style, we can more easily spot when our style might need changing. In this blog we will look at communication […]
The Power of Reflection Time
I have noticed a pattern in most of the individual and team work that I do which is that most of us need more thinking time than we give ourselves. When people come to coaching sessions, team sessions or workshops that I run, I have realised that it provides a much-needed moment to pause and […]