One of the most common areas I work with teams on is how well the team is functioning. Unfortunately, many of us have experienced a toxic or dysfunctional team environment. Awkward silences, little eye contact, one person […]
You know when you behave in a way that doesn’t feel quite right? It might be that role that you’ve accepted, even though deep down you know it won’t make you happy. Or that person who […]
In conversations I’ve had with clients who are overwhelmed, stressed and too busy, we almost always discover that they struggle to say no. It’s almost become an automatic habit to say yes to any request – […]
The other day I was discussing with a client how she could explain her preferred communication style to her new boss. She has an introversion preference and was worried that he would misinterpret her quietness as […]
One of the most common issues I hear leaders talking about is delegation. Either they want to do more of it but feel they can’t, or they don’t do it even though they could. In a […]
I’ll let you into a little secret. I’ve had an issue with confidence lately. Not in my ability to do my job, but in putting myself ‘out there’ in order to build my business working with […]
How good are you at coaching your team and colleagues? Asked this question, many managers will say ‘pretty good’. However, a study published in the Harvard Business Review showed that managers consistently over-estimated their own ability […]
Whenever we used to visit my grandma as a child, my mum would always remind us before we arrived: “Don’t talk about politics, religion or the royal family” – a guiding principle that has influenced my […]
