by Jean | Mar 20, 2025 | Career coaching, Emotional intelligence, Mindset at Work
Tips to be Happy and Successful at Work This episode is adapted from Episode 68 of Making Sense of Work Podcast by Jean Balfour. Work has always fascinated me. I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned about work and what makes it exciting. And it’s not just from my...
by Jean | Mar 3, 2025 | Emotional intelligence, Empathy, Leadership
Tips to Be More Present in Conversations “Presence is the capacity to have your attention simultaneously on yourself and another (or others). Deep presence requires feeling all of your own sensations whilst also actively tuning into people around you.” –...
by Jean | Feb 24, 2025 | Becoming a Coach FAQ, Emotional intelligence, Empathy, Leadership
The Key to Building Trust at Work “Trust is not built in big, sweeping moments. It’s built in tiny moments every day.” – Brené Brown. Trust is the foundation of all meaningful relationships, both in the workplace and beyond. It allows teams to succeed...
by Jean | Feb 14, 2025 | Becoming a Coach FAQ, Empathy, Leadership
Empathy Matters – In Coaching and in Leadership “Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” – Jackie Chan Let’s Start With How We Define Empathy Brené Brown’s short video talks about the 4 qualities of empathy as...
by Jean | Feb 10, 2025 | Becoming a Coach FAQ, Coaching culture, Leadership, Manager as coach, Teams
How to Coach for Action and Accountability “When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready… The teacher will disappear” – Lao Tzu This blog is adapted from Ep. #95 of Making Sense of Work. Part of being an...