by jennifermccanna | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the first few days of 2020 I was pulling together a resilience workshop and around me the news headlines were beckoning an apocalyptic start to the decade: conflict, bush fires and excessive coverage of a couple who had seemed resilient to the demands of their...
by jennifermccanna | Aug 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by jennifermccanna | Jun 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by jennifermccanna | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by jennifermccanna | Oct 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by jennifermccanna | Sep 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
