Resources and Insight
Find a wealth of resources here, from a check list to help you prepare to give feedback at work to articles to help you think differently about your work relationships and how you can navigate your work (and non-work!) life.
Have you reached peak change?
'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...
In praise of listening
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...
How to give effective feedback with confidence
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...
The benefit of hindsight: decision making during change
I was thrilled to be asked to write a guest blog for Castle Associates in December 2013. They offer expert legal advice in the field of grievance, disciplinary and redundancy, both for businesses and individuals. Thank you to Nader at Castle Associates for...
From Should to Could
How can a simple change in the way you talk to yourself result in a calmer, happier, you? A word that I hear a lot in, and out of, the coaching room is 'should'. Whilst there's a time and place for 'should' - I should look left and right before crossing the road, for...
Sun, rain, wind… more sun? Getting over being stuck: the sequel
Having not intended to write a blog at all, I was quite excited at the reaction to my first blog post about feeling stuck. I received some insightful feedback from Helen Caton-Hughes, a coach I hold in great esteem, who said some lovely things about my weather vane...
Embedding a coaching culture in an international development organisation
Back in 2013 I was embarking on a journey to create a coaching culture at VSO, where I was Learning & Development Manager at the time. The way VSO works to effect change through volunteers struck me as having many similarities with a coaching approach and that led...
To Bask in the Sun or Dance in Puddles
We've all experienced times when we are torn between two options: to focus on our current job or get a new one, to commit to a relationship or keep our options open, to focus on our career or start a family? These decisions come up in all areas of our life, and when...