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Are you listening?
Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of the other person. Thich Nhat Hanh Yesterday I ran a ‘Social Connection Call’ for leaders in a corporate organisation. During these calls participants take time in small groups to talk...
A little (self) kindness goes a long way
Are you compassionate at work? To yourself first and others? Over the past weeks the word compassion had popped up - in my reading, in conversations with others and with clients in my coaching practice. I have been writing about empathy recently - but what is the...
Finding our Way in Work – Lockdown Questions
My working life has been about helping others to find their way at work - through coaching, facilitation, leadership development. The truth is that I too am constantly trying to find my own way in my work. I notice, in lockdown, I am locked down with work. Despite...
Empathy Matters
It has not been long since we first heard of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and it has now spread to different parts of the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared it as a global emergency and countries are putting measures in place to manage...
My lightbulb moment
When I left London and moved to Singapore in 2015 to set up an APAC business, I was faced with a new challenge. In the UK and Europe most of my facilitation and training was face to face and classroom based. My APAC clients were requesting virtual bite-sized learning...
Apart we are struggling – Together we can thrive
Relating to each other is hard wired into us as humans. We are programmed to relate, to live and work in groups, to be part of teams and families. In organisations we achieve outcomes through relationships with others and our sense of belonging and fun in a team helps...
To Create a Coaching Culture at Work – Start with Ask
In a recent conversation with a client, he asked - “how do you build a coaching culture and can we do it quickly?” The answer to these questions is simple at heart, and with focused attention I believe it is possible to create a coaching culture in any organisation....
But I Like Change, Don’t I?
A few years ago I got the job of my dreams, a role with a seat on the Executive Committee of a large organisation. I can remember how happy I was when I heard I had been successful. Then, for the next 6 months, it was all down hill emotionally. One day I went into the...
Think, then act. Don’t react and regret.
When someone at work irritates you, are you able to resist reacting to them? A coaching client described her challenge in interacting with colleagues. When they asked questions which she thought were irrelevant, she lost her cool, over-reacted, and then regretted it....
In Praise of Curiosity
Inclusive leaders are curious leaders. I recently met a leader who told me she has been managing a team of people for the past 6 years in a high turnover market – and no one has left. When I asked her why they stayed, she talked about curiosity. She described how she...