I was grateful to have the opportunity recently to listen to the Vice Chancellor of Napier University, Professor Andrea Nolan OBE, talk about her career journey. A couple of things stood out for me. She spoke about ‘resolve’ and always being open to possibility. When I googled ‘resolve’ the definition offered was ‘to have a […]
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Endings can be a sad time for some. When I complete a coaching engagement with a client, I like to have a ‘completion session’ to ensure time is set aside to reflect on the progress made during our work together. For me, it’s important to encourage my client to celebrate and acknowledge how far they
Have you got the leadership XFactor? I was delighted to have the opportunity to run a workshop and create a briefing paper for Girl Geek Scotland as part of their Critical Skills for Leadership programme. We had an amazing venue for the event courtesy of White Space in Edinburgh. My topic was ‘Have you got the
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One of the things my clients often bring to their coaching sessions is dealing with ‘overwhelm’. That sick and debilitating feeling that creates stress and anxiety and stops us from being our true authentic self. I’ve seen this show up in many forms. Sometimes it’s being overwhelmed with the responsibility of a new role. Other
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My clients have been discussing the topic of ‘how to give effective feedback’ recently. Interestingly when I dig into what the challenge is, often it’s not giving feedback that’s the problem. Leaders establishing agreements up front with their teams about how to work together and what is expected seems to be missing. Gallup found in
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Who is suitable for coaching? I’m sometimes asked what level of seniority my clients need to be to be suitable for coaching. There’s no single answer, a rule of thumb, or one right way to answer that question. What I would say is the clients I typically work with are people in leadership positions. They can be fairly
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For anyone who has ever experienced a toddler in full meltdown mode, I’m sure the above image sends shivers down your spine. It certainly grabbed my attention and made me laugh. All the children in our extended family are now well and truly past that stage. It did make me think about a topic that’s
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I had the pleasure of delivering a Values Workshop for BCS Women at their event hosted by Free Agent. A group of around 20 women with a couple of token men worked through some guided journeys to begin surfacing and understanding what was important to them. One ‘lucky’ volunteer also had the opportunity to
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I always recommend that my clients get a journal. I’m famous for having three journals! Free Form Journals Journals containing no structure, so either blank or lined pages, are great for capturing general thoughts and feelings. They are also particularly good as a place to write about homework actions that come up during coaching. For
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What makes me unique as a coach? Co-Active Coach One important thing that makes me unique as a coach is that I am a trained Co-Active Coach. This means that I focus on the whole person, not just who they are at work or who they are at home or one specific are of their
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