“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass – it’s about learning to dance in the rain”. I’ve got this framed on my wall. Like many pictures when you first put them up you really pay attention to them and then as time goes on they just fade into the background, becoming wallpaper. But …
Read moreTapping into our resourcefulness and “learning to dance in the rain”
I like to think I know myself pretty well, that I have a pretty good awareness of my strengths, flaws and foibles mainly as a result of decades of personal and professional development associated with my work as a coach (an occupational hazard you could call it I guess). So it was a bit of …
Why not use the Winter solstice, the meteorological turning point of the year when the days become gradually longer once more, as an opportunity to consciously choose to leave behind past frustrations, resentments or disappointments so that you can step a fresh into a new year, into a new chapter in your life unencumbered by …
Read moreWhat do you need to let go of now in order to move forward with renewed energy in 2020?
I caught up with a friend at the weekend. A seasoned and accomplished IT professional, Laura had recently changed roles, going from a job where she had managed a team to deliver large scale IT projects to a role where she was working autonomously as a trouble shooter untangling gnarly technical problems across the organisation. …
If I were to ask you what your three core values are – would be able you tell me? Chances are you might instinctively say things like honesty, fairness, respect…. which are some of the universal values or principles that many people would say are important to them. And it’s likely that there will also …
Read moreThe power of knowing what matters to you and what you stand for as a new leader
You’ve no doubt heard the saying “people don’t leave their jobs, they leave their bosses”. The sort of boss we work for has a huge impact on the quality of our working life – and subsequently on our life as a whole. Anyone who has had an unreasonable or overbearing boss can attest to the …
I read recently that as we reflect on the year that has passed that we best serve ourselves not by assessing where we are in terms of our achievements but by reflecting on what we’ve learned as we negotiate the complexities and challenges of work and life – so we can use those learnings to …