by Jean | Feb 14, 2024 | Coaching, Coaching Blog, Coaching culture, Emotional intelligence, Empathy, Leadership, Social connection
10 ways to more effective listening and presence | Bailey Balfour I believe that one of the greatest gifts we give others is our presence. Being in the present and in the moment with someone, can be the most profound thing we do in any working day. I also believe... by Jean | Oct 2, 2023 | Coaching culture, Emotional intelligence, Empathy, Leadership, Social connection, Teams, Uncategorized
Navigating Difficult Conversations Prefer to listen to Jean? Listen to this blog as a podcast here: Navigating Difficult Conversations When I’m coaching senior leaders, I often ask them what the hardest part of their job is, and they’ll mostly tell... by Jean | Sep 4, 2023 | Emotional intelligence, Empathy, Leadership
Make Your Presence Known at Work “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.” – Amanda... by Jean | Aug 29, 2023 | Coaching, 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. Have you ever been in a role where you couldn’t trust the people you worked with? Where they said one thing and did... by Jean | Aug 24, 2023 | Emotional intelligence, Empathy
Empathy at the Work can be Simple “Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” – Jackie Chan Empathy at work is our ability to stand in the shoes of the people we are working with, to see things from their... by Jean | Aug 14, 2020 | Coaching, Empathy, Leadership
Work, Self Care and Guilt I love to swim. I feel incredibly lucky to live somewhere I can swim regularly. This morning I woke up late and hesitated. Did I have time to swim? My better self sent me down to the pool, but after 2 lengths the guilt set it. How come I was...