The start of a new year feels a good time to set some goals – “what would I like to achieve in the next 12 months?” At this time of year people also often ask you about your goals and you can feel a bit of pressure to come up with something – being ambitious […]
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 apparently just can’t wait! What can be useful in this situation is to understand that sometimes when people ask for feedback they actual don’t want feedback. They want you to […]
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 keen to talk about where you’re from or more about what you do? I like this question because it helps establish how fixed a view people have of themselves and […]
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 on track? This approach has real merit but one downside is that a conversation designed to encourage someone to find ways to improve their own performance can have the influence […]
