Making sense of work Ep. #8 Nine Ways to be Politically Savvy at Work All organisations are inherently political. However, many people would rather not engage in politics at work as it often has negative connotations.ย In this episode Jean Balfour introduces the...
Making sense of work Ep. #4 Self Awareness This is the first in a series of episodes about the importance of self awareness in our working lives.ย One of the things that Jean has learned over 30 years of consulting is how much being self-aware is important in our...
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...
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...
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...
