Up skill your critical thinking
What is critical thinking? When we hear the phrase ‘critical thinking’ we tend to assume…
Truth and Lies
I came across a fable recently that seemed to resonate. It goes like this; According…
Burnout Prevention
An interesting look into both structural and psychological empowerment when combined with personal hardiness. How…
Proven strategies to get you off the workplace treadmill
I’ve been working in the Overwhelm, Burnout, Wellbeing, SelfManagement space recently where people have found…
Supervision demystified
If you are one of those people that have a quiet curiosity about Supervision and how it could help you in your professional life, let me see if I can demystify it for you.
The relationship between Giving and Stress
In her highly viewed TEDTalk, Kelly McGonigal speaks the relationship between giving and stress,…
Cultivating healthy distance between your thoughts and you
Culturally we view negative thoughts as bad, something to get rid of - as if…
Going beyond your comfort zone
As a coach and Professional Supervisor I’m often asking people to explore where they’re comfortable…
Critical thinking is needed now more than ever
We seem to be so polarised as people at present. Even before COVID-19 disrupted our…
Widening the lens series – Part 2 The stories that we weave
During this series of blogs we look at our everyday workplace practice and how we…
Widening the lens series – Part 1 Super-Vision
During this series of blogs we will look at our everyday workplace practice and how…
Dealing with uncertainty
In my last blog, I talked about having emotional agility with some tips on what…
Emotional Agility
Emotional agility is simply our ability to recognise our thoughts, our emotions, and our behavioural…
Current events force us to re-examine our relationship to change
Who would have imagined 66 days ago, when we celebrated New Year 2020, that our…
7 Elements of Trust
In her book, Rising Strong, Research professor, Brene Brown, teaches an acronym, BRAVING, that she…
What is happiness anyway?
Happiness can’t just be about ‘feeling good’ otherwise all the drug abusers, alcoholics, workaholics, food…
Ways in which we could be discriminating in the workplace – Without even knowing it.
Often when we think of discrimination we think of the obvious - race, religion, sex…
Values Versus Goals – know the difference
Deep down inside, what is important to you? What do you want your life to…
Don’t sell – make friends.
I talk a lot about Emotional Intelligence and business concepts; Of Leadership skills and of…
Emotional Intelligence in the workplace
The evidence keeps mounting that emotional intelligence (EI) continues to be the foundation of effective…
Too scared to pass an opinion?
Are you too scared to open your mouth in public? What about pass an opinion?…
How to build a personal brand
Your words, presentation, and behaviour always reveal something about your core values, passions and achievements…
How approachable are you?
Being approachable is key when building relationships with your colleagues, and In creating a strong…
How to ACE your next meeting
For many of us, work is all about meetings… which for many of us, can…
Longstanding workplace conflict – your tool kit
Long-standing workplace conflict can have a profound impact on the people directly involved so let’s…
Receiving criticism in the workplace
No matter how experienced we are in business or how mindful we are during meaningful…
Leadership – The profession of listening
We are living in a different time, one where life is busy, business is fast…
Can you describe what healthy self confidence and self esteem look like?
Self-confidence means different things to different people but one thing that appears obvious in today’s…
Mental Health in the workplace
One of the big areas of concern for business owners and leaders nowadays is that…
The day I was hijacked
Not in the traditional, physical sense, but I was hijacked all the same. Let me…
Are you really managing your time?
How is it that we have more systems, technology aids and checklists than ever before…
Is your OCD limiting the growth of your business?
As a Business owner, have you created systems whereby members of staff are required to…