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Here is our ABC’s to become a good leader. A = AUTHENTIC speak, act and say what you mean and consistently B = BRAVE leadership is not just showing and sharing your strengths but also your human, vulnerable side C = CHAMPIONING others by demonstrating that you believe in them 100%, even when they don’t D = DEPENDABLE by following […]

Creating new possibilities – a coach approach to helping peers and colleagues to come up with new ideas As managers and leaders part of our role is helping others think, choose and act; but that can sometimes be easier said than done.  To help you stop ‘telling’ people what to do and move towards ‘asking’ […]

I’ve just completed a three-week programme of 7am starts three time a week to sit in silence with a bunch of strangers and to just write, prompted by a poem or prose or a key word for that day.  It’s been a ‘me sanctuary’ as I sit and write for 20 minutes, uninterrupted and supported […]

As coaches and managers we often spend time learning how to give feedback, learn ways to make the message hit the mark, consider our impact; but very little attention is given to what the receiver of the feedback should do to prepare. How often do we listen to feedback and either internally or externally begin […]

Top 10 Tips on Active Listening 1. Be prepared If we are rushing from one meeting to another, just off a call or finishing off an urgent task we’ve not ‘fully arrived’ and can still be in ‘getting here’ mode.  So, to help you arrive, give yourself a few moments to capture any last-minute thoughts, […]