When your answer doesn’t land like you intend
Your colleague asks you:
“I’d like your thoughts on whether we should go with decision A or decision B?”
And you say:
“I don’t care.”
How would they feel?
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Work life balance sorted? This blog isn’t for you
If your diary is always neatly organised, never gets double-booked, and you have plenty of time to go for a bike ride over lunch, then this message may not be for you.
The truth about time management that apps and hacks won’t fix (but I will)
What unproductive behaviour is routinely practiced and rarely challenged – in fact you might be rewarding it?
Productivity, penguins and having happier employees
You’re on a mission to drive employee engagement and unify everyone under a shared vision. But it feels like you’re hitting a brick wall when not a single question pops up in your all-hands meetings or company offsite.
The truth about constructive feedback that coaches don’t admit
I’m giving up being a coach right NOW.
^^^ That was my brain overreacting when I heard these words….
“Can I have a word? I want to give you some feedback about something that happened in our coaching session the other day.”
Damning feedback from the wife of one of my clients
“Weirdly I feel like he’s enjoying the adrenaline a little bit – but it’s not great for his health long term – I think he’ll crash at some point!”
I know what you’re thinking, why is his wife even part of the coaching programme? But who better to give an honest insight into one of his key aims: to be more present at home.
When was the last time someone pointed out your blind spots or the shortcomings?
It’s uncomfortable, isn’t it? No one wants to hear about their flaws. The (not so) good news for leaders is that they are often shielded from this because people stay silent. Speaking truth to power is often perceived as too risky.
Can your team be too psychologically safe?
It’s often less about how safe people feel and more about how clear the team are on what is acceptable. If the team feel very safe in telling sexist jokes – we don’t need them to feel less safe, instead we need the bar raised on what is OK and what isn’t.
Habits change starts with these 5 questions your tracks…
I achieve a lot in my business and in life without SMART goals. I know, right. I’m a coach – I should be the number one goal setter in all the lands. But I find traditional methods make me feel crap by March because they don’t dig deep enough.
Attract top talent without getting on the naughty list!
If I don’t want to work in your business there’s a good chance that Mr or Mrs Ambitious, High Potential who you’ve just interviewed will feel the same way too.
Here are the top 3 reasons I will walk away from a prospect: