Blogs and insight

Do you get stuck making choices between A and B, forgetting that there are many different paths? Some of which are more overgrown with weeds than others. Soon after we moved back to Sheffield in 2016 we put our name down for an allotment. With a 9 month and 2 yr old...

I've not posted for a while, because I've been beyond busy. I know that's a kind of badge of honour in 2019, 'how are you?', 'oooh I'm so busy?', with the subtext being that being busy gives us worth and makes us feel important, useful, needed (or insert whichever...

Many of my clients are achievers. They enjoy being good at stuff and being in control of their lives. They may be known at work as the person who will deliver on complex projects. They might be the person who drafts the last minute board paper or the one the CEO calls...

What does coaching have in common with classic 80s movies? There are some amazing lessons in 80s  teen movies: not just 'don't judge a book by its cover' (Breakfast Club) or  'be true to yourself and not try to be something you’re not '(Some Kind of Wonderful).  The...

Many of my leadership coaching clients cite email overwhelm as a key source of their stress. Not only that, but in an organisational culture which equates being on top of your emails with effectiveness, it can impair their ability to focus on what really matters. I...

This spring I was asked to write a blog for Third Sector Cafe, a fantastic organisation in Sheffield who supports organisations in the region with workshops and networking. We were discussing running a workshop on tools we might use to help us adapt our leadership...

Are you feeling stuck? Do you need a change? Have you ended up in a job, or organisation, which isn't right for you? Maybe you got the job of your dreams, but five years on you’re ready for something new. I've been talking to clients about career issues, whether in...

'The only thing that is constant is change', said Hericlitus, the Greek philosopher. Two thousand years later, post financial crisis, with technology advancing far quicker than we can keep up with, most of us are grudgingly starting to agree. As individuals we feel...

How well do you listen? I mean REALLY listen? As anyone knows, whether they be coach, client or the most casual watcher of soap operas, we work things out when we talk about them.When I’m in the coaching room, it’s not me working things out, so it’s not me doing the...

Getting to the point where we feel confident giving feedback can be hard. I explore how you can feel in control of those situations, and relationships, that affect you in a negative way. Imagine this scenario, you walk into the kitchen at work and you meet the one...