by Jean | Aug 17, 2023 | Coaching, 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 Part of being an effective leader is helping people identify how to move things... 
by Jean | Aug 8, 2023 | Coaching, Coaching culture, Leadership, Manager as coach, Teams
Mastering 3-Min Coaching Conversations “3 minute coaching depends on us to suspend our need to ‘know things. It requires us to remember to ‘be the coach’ and help the other person to access their full knowledge and wisdom. What we know matters, but who we are... 
by Jean | Aug 2, 2023 | Coaching, Curiosity, Leadership
The Power of Open Curiosity in Coaching “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” Albert Einstein In a world of “fake talk,’’ how do we foster authenticity in our conversations? This challenge is more... 
by Jean | Feb 13, 2023 | Coaching, Emotional intelligence, Leadership
Making sense of work Ep. #40 The Gift of Feedback – Even if it Hurts! How much do you welcome feedback? Most of us know that feedback is helpful and yet it can often been difficult to accept. In this episode Jean share her own experience of taking feedback... 
by Jean | Sep 3, 2020 | Coaching, Leadership, Teams
Are you having fun? Has work become a bit more of a drag for you recently? Are you feeling a loss of purpose and engagement? I’ve been hearing about this a lot from people recently – both coaching clients and in groups. You will be familiar with the context.... 
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...
