The relationship between Giving and Stress
In her highly viewed TEDTalk, Kelly McGonigal speaks of stress and the way in…
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 - What a loaded word, is it not? We all want it, we all…
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 Vs 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?…