On Wednesday, I heard that my office partner and dear friend, Charles died. He had a fall just before the Christmas holidays and is gone before the first week of the New Year is over. I can’t believe that I won’t have his bubbly fun in the office with me anymore. As I walked […]
Register NOW at:Inside-Out-Coaching ACADEMY Firstly, let’s start by having a look to the past….. Most of my clients stay in touch with me and I love that. I get little updates and celebration messages and occasionally a question or request, often with a note that they miss our sessions and reflective discussions. I answer all […]
What makes Leadership Supervision with a trusted and qualified practitioner so valuable? ‘Change happens in the crucible of relationship’ – Bill Critchley. Leadership Supervision is designed to be collaborative, a conversation where one professional is fully present to the other. In this ‘crucible’, leaders are supported in all aspects of their work by an external […]
In 1966 Robert F. Kennedy famously said, “There is a Chinese curse which says “May you live in interesting times.” Like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty, but they are also the most creative of any time in the history of mankind.” Sound familiar? We are most certainly living in interesting times with the entire […]
What is the difference between Mentoring, Executive Coaching, Peer Coaching & Coaching Supervision? Most people understand what coaching and mentoring are and what it means to work with a coach or mentor in a professional partnership. These professions, and others like them, are so-called ‘helping Professions’. As such, you can expect to be guided, supported, […]
I had the most bizarre conversation with someone on the telephone this morning. I miss understood one word at the beginning of a call and it threw the conversation into two very different directions. The result? Embarrassment, apologies and laughter on both sides helped by that fact that we won’t actually meet each other. It […]
Is the change of weather making you feel like hibernating? Take the 100 Day Energy Boost Challenge and Recharge your Batteries As my alarm went off this morning, I knew there must have been a mistake; it was still dark and, as I quickly noticed, cold. Brrr! After the balmy 30 degrees C summer average, […]
As the sales director for a family owned company in the laboratory equipment industry I am responsible for all the global sales and service activities of the company. There are 15 country organisations with a total of 350 sales, service and applications support people. Each organisation is led by a country manager who is responsible […]
When most of us think of a seesaw, we think of the long plank with a seat on each end and the feeling of leaving our stomachs up in the air and then plunging down to bounce off the ground while playing as kids. The ups and downs were great fun and could easily leave […]
My yoga teacher and good friend, Faye, bought me a great T-shirt and on the front it says, “You can’t stop the waves but you can learn to surf.” A very cool T-Shirt motto, but what does it mean and just what do we need to do in order to learn to surf? How can […]