Coaching & Career Confidence

Coaching & Career Confidence

My client, a director in her organisation, felt overlooked in strategy-level conversations. In spite of her seniority and 25 yr career, she felt invisible. Her confidence was eroding. In our 1st session she mentioned, in passing, an opportunity: a well-respected...
The Head – Hands – Heart triangle

The Head – Hands – Heart triangle

There’s something about triangles, and this one always makes an impact with people I coach. The head is your thoughts, your reasoning. The heart is your emotions, your feelings. The hands represents your actions and behaviours. When there’s a good balance of the...
Seeing the wood for the trees

Seeing the wood for the trees

Did you know this phrase has been around for hundreds of years? I love using it. Not just because I love trees (confession – I’m a bit of a tree hugger!) but because it conveys viewing the details of something – the trees – while also noticing what is...
A role for doubt?

A role for doubt?

They say leadership is about decision making, so is there a role for doubt? Doubt. It’s an interesting experience – and a common one. We all have doubts. We think of them as negative, as things that makes us hesitate or even stop in our tracks. We may have convictions...