Category: coaching

The actual start of the year.

We know that the calendar new year starts on the 1st January each year. But for most of us, we are mid way through a holiday of some description and the new year feels more like a celebratory party date than anything else.

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Why giving advice doesn’t work

Being asked for advice can be flattering. But it can also mean we are constantly in rescue mode. And we’re not really doing the other person any favours. The other person has limited buy in to our solution and very little growth or learning.  Note though.. Listening, asking questions, being curious.. It’s hard.. much much harder than saying our piece.

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What to do when things go to sh*t

We know that contagion of emotions is real. So if you’re coming into work and trying to lead your team whilst your life is falling down around you, it’s very likely that sense of panic and disarray will transfer to your team too. So, this stuff matters – both for you and for the impact it has on those around you.

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How having a work uniform can make you a better leader

Research shows that making just one decision, reduces the glucose (or blood sugar) available in the brain to make the next decision. The brain doesn’t differentiate between how important the decision is – just that you’re depleting the supply of available energy. This means that by the time we have got to the point in our working day where we actually need to make an important decision, we’ve already used up some portion of our daily allocation.

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Getting out of your own way

Leadership coaching simply gives a framework and a safe place to work through the above process. It helps you identify what you want, why and then helps you with the getting out of your own way – so you can achieve it.

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