My go to when given half a chance is to extol the virtues of finding small ways to improve how we interact with others and...
My lovely daughter introduced me to a phrase they use where she works which I’ve adopted for personal use. JFDI. Just f***ing do it. I’m...
Many organisations split their appraisal discussions with employees into KPI’s or objectives and development. While this can work, it can also promote the idea of...
I’ve been reading about silent retreats. These retreats are usually in the middle of nowhere, last between a few days and a few weeks and...
Talent systems in sport are mostly structured around providing two things – coaching and an opportunity to compete. Both are key to an effective system....
At a recent coaching workshop, I asked people to share some aspect of their coaching they were keen to work on. The first person to...
A key part of effective coaching is understanding how our emotions and thoughts impact our behaviours. As it’s not always easy to recognise some of...
I read a lot over Christmas and while I can’t remember where I got this from, it has stuck with me. It was a book...
I love behind-the-scenes TV shows about American Football. With so many players, coaches and support staff I find it fascinating to see how coaching works...
I recently read two articles on being vulnerable – one promoted the importance of sharing when you’re not sure what to do or that you’re...
A question to leave you with this time. Humans are driven by needs – food, water, shelter, connection and significance among others. In any interaction...
Would you say you’re an honest person? If it depends on the situation does that mean it’s OK to be kind of honest? I think...
One of my clients offers their staff a one month sabbatical after 10 years of service and as we’ve just passed our 10-year anniversary it...
I was at a train station recently and noticed a book shop promoting Summer Holiday Reads and it made me think about what we get...
You often see it. Someone hits a milestone that stimulates some, what did I learn along the way… reflection. This often leads to a list...
The following has been stimulated by two things. Firstly a really good book called Billy No-mates by Max Dickins about male friendships. Secondly, as my...
I hear this a lot. People with a certain level of experience of the working environment (older) get frustrated/surprised how people newer to the workplace...
People are now rightly being encouraged to be more open and talk about how they feel and while this is an important forward step in...
I tend to frequent the same coffee shop and over the course of a week I noticed 3 people who brought their lunch with them...
The start of a new year feels a good time to set some goals – “what would I like to achieve in the next 12...
I’m sure this happens to you often. You’re in the middle of something and a colleague/partner/child wants to quickly get your feedback on something that...
If I asked you to describe yourself, where would you start? Would you go with physical characteristics or focus more on personality? Would you be...
Are you someone who likes to prepare for your coaching meetings or 1-1’s? Does this include an agenda of things to discuss to keep you...
This comes up often for me – particularly when the coaching focus is to develop the skills experienced people need to allow them to feel...
There’s lots of opinion out there on ‘the best’ coaching style but something I wanted to draw your attention to is the idea that ‘the...
I think it’s crucial as someone’s values impact how they learn and grow, what they choose to prioritise and the effectiveness of how they interact...
I used to find it quite stressful when I met someone I didn’t know. Most of the time I struggled beyond – “what do you...
In terms of helping someone to become a better coach the most impactful thing I do is tell people what I think of them. How...
Credit where credit is due and the following was stimulated when reading Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg (The Power of Habit). The book made me think...
Would you be surprised to know there’s an International Journal of Listening (strangely it’s not available on audiobook 😊)? I was but then being a...
