The importance of visibility for career progression
VULNERABILITY IS POWERFUL Nadine Powrie, MA, ACC, Assoc CIPD: “What if people call me out and say negative things about me?” Gemma Stow (she/her): ” It’s not about you. It’s about them.” Jeni Ling: “I don’t know what my top 3 strengths are.” Gemma Stow (she/her): “What is it that you don’t know about yourself […]
How to use the power of hope in conversations
Do you know this Airline Pilot Maxim: Do we want pessimism in the cockpit? (Hope Theory: Rainbows in the Mind, C.R. Snyder, 2002) “Do we really want the pessimistic pilot, filled with anxiety, tension, worry, sadness, rejection, anger, self-criticalness, and profound uncertainty, to be at the controls when our jet is landing in a thunderstorm?” […]
How to successfully manage up
Tony Robbins says that ‘According to Compton’s Encyclopaedia, the English language contains some 500,000 words. Yet, the average person’s working vocabulary consists of 2,000, 0.5% of the entire language. And, do you know the number of words we use most frequently, the words that make up our habitual vocabulary? For most people, it averages 200-300 words’. This is astonishing […]
How to grow your mental strength with coaching
“Go for the gold medal” If you’re curious about increasing your mental strength, then you’ll love this podcast. Max Roberts is my very special guest. Max is a gym owner and a fitness/mindset coach in the North East of England. Jeni Ling introduced Max to me because she felt that I would share his coaching […]
How to be an outstanding coach by having transformational conversations
I am delighted to welcome Claire Pedrick, PCC to my podcast. Claire believes that a ‘coaching style is more a behaviour that is formed through practice and reflection, than a box of knowledge that can be learned. Becoming a master coach is like winning Masterchef – it’s all about distilling what you know into something […]
How to accelerate your growth with coaching
This week, I’m focusing on the impact of coaching, I’ve invited Karen Foy, Lecturer Coaching and Behaviour Change at Henley Business School. Karen and I did a conversation analysis of one of my coaching sessions when I was preparing my re-accreditation from ICF. I loved the observations and perspectives that she shared with me on […]
Coaching a high-performing team to create top performance
Christine Billy and I share the passion for coaching high performing teams around the world. We also share the same birthday! It’s funny how we hesitate when describing a high performing team as a crystal or as a diamond. Every diamond is a crystal but every crystal isn’t a diamond. We’re interested in the invisible […]
The power of coaching conversations
If you’re curious about the power of coaching conversations and if you are a high achiever, then you’ll love this podcast. Linley Rose, MCC, is my very special guest. I’ve known Linley for the past 16 years. She was my Executive Coach and has supported me through several promotions from being an Assistant Headteacher to becoming a Headteacher. […]
How can a Career Coach help you?
Welcome to the 65th episode of my latest podcast #Leadingthecoachingchange. I’ve invited Fay Wallis who is a Career Coach, an Executive Coach and Outplacement Specialist. I met Fay when I was a member of Janet Murray’s community 4 years ago. What I really like about Fay is her authenticity, her sense of perfection, her professionalism […]
How to become the most interesting person in the room
Apparently, to be the most interesting person in the room, you need to be confident, smile and have things to talk about. Do that and people will be intrigued by you. That’s what people say! To be the most interesting person in the room, be disruptive. That’s what I’d say. Explore the power of conversations. […]
How to be a successful disruptive leader
How to be a successful disruptive leader Welcome to the 60th episode of my latest podcast #Leadingthecoachingchange. This week, I’ve decided to focus on disruptive leadership and to support me, I’ve invited Simon Harmer as my guest of honour. Simon is the director of a creative agency Thursday. My friend Jenny Plant introduced me to […]
Courageous Conversations around lack of support at work
Speak up! 73% of the people who took my survey on Managing Difficult Conversations responded that the difficult conversations that they have at work is around the support and help that they receive (or not receive!) This means daily pain, defeats, frustration, anger, disappointments, hurt, grudges, mistakes and missed opportunities. And when you are not […]
Courageous Conversations around handling team conflict
Are you forever handling team conflict? You are a leader managing a team of people. You have become aware that there is conflict between some of your team members. You wonder how you can resolve the team conflict. You see it as a difficult conversation. But there’s good news! Work relationships CAN be fixed… and […]
Courageous Conversations around levels of support
I am afraid I have bad news for you! 50% of the people who took my survey on Managing Difficult Conversations responded that they spend between 3 to 6 hours a week dealing with difficult conversations and 73% of them say that it is around the level of support that they receive. This means that […]
Courageous Conversations around sales
Matthew Dashper-Hughes creates predictable, consistent sales & management results through people, processes, and personal development. He is a Sandler Training Associate. – ” You get sucked into this cycle of giving presentations, quotes, emails, and never actually closing any deals or very few. And what that looks like is basically giving away all your stuff […]
Courageous Conversations around letting go
In my Executive Coaching Practice, I often find that what’s often holding back a person from moving forward is the fear of letting go. People feel unable to move forward, they feel stuck. ” Letting go requires that you change a pattern, a behaviour, a habit.” ” Have you ever explored the consequences of letting […]
Courageous Conversations around change
Tina McDonald is a Leadership Performance Facilitator and does a lot in youth career coaching. Tina has a no nonsense attitude to development, she believes the best way for businesses to thrive is to invest in the skill you already have. ‘Some people get promoted or cover for somebody and they end up stuck in […]
Courageous Conversations around leadership
Melaine Coward is a Professor and Head of School of Health Sciences at the University of Surrey. She qualified as a Registered Nurse and worked in the field of Oncology and Haemato-oncology nursing in a variety of areas including London teaching hospitals and a specialist cancer hospital. She has a keen interest in coaching students […]
Courageous Conversations: Children’s Nutrition
If you want to hear from a paediatric Dietician discussing nutrition for kids, then listen to this podcast. Bahee Van de Bor is a Specialist Paediatric Dietitian working privately and for the NHS. Her clinical areas of expertise include food allergy, autism, and ketogenic diets. ‘The conversations can sometimes be difficult because I am asking […]
12 Reasons to hire an Executive Coach Part 2
You’re thinking of hiring an Executive Coach? Great news as you’re not alone! Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the best advice he ever got was to get a coach. Bill Gates emphatically says everyone should have a coach. You get results. At the heart of coaching is a creative and thought-provoking process that supports […]
Secrets of an Executive Coach: Part 7
Dr. Nadine is an executive coach, consultant, author, and speaker based in San Francisco, California. Her mission is to make the executive experience exceptionally enjoyable and effective. She believes that the world needs great leaders, so she has dedicated her career to helping them. Her clients range from A-Z, from Apple to Zuckerberg San Francisco […]
How Leadership Coaching can help high performers?
What is Executive and Leadership Coaching? Executive and Leadership Coaching helps you gain self-awareness, clarify your goals, achieve your development objectives and unlock your potential. Coaching with your Executive and Leadership Coach impact your teams, your organisation, your business, your clients in a transformational way as well. As an Executive and Leadership Coach, I explore […]
The difference between Executive and Leadership Coaching
I am often asked, ‘What’s the difference between Executive Coaching and Leadership Coaching?’ And then come Life Coaching, Business Coaching, Wellness Coaching, and any other ‘Something’ Coaching. Before you know it, you feel dizzy and confused. What does ‘Coaching’ mean? Let’s start with the beginning. ICF (International Coach Federation) defines coaching as ‘partnering with coachee(s) […]
12 reasons to hire an Executive Coach
You?re thinking of hiring an Executive Coach. Great news as you’re not alone! Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the best advice he ever got was to get a coach. Bill Gates emphatically says everyone should have a coach. You get results: at the heart of coaching is a creative and thought-provoking process that supports […]
Are you finding it hard to handle difficult conversations?
Are you finding it hard to handle difficult conversations with colleagues that you line manage? Having a difficult conversation does not always mean that we are dealing with difficult people. In many instances, it will be colleagues we like, we respect and who mean a lot to us as part of our teams. Equally, not […]
Working with an Executive and Leadership Coach next month?
‘What would make you say ‘yes’ to working with an Executive and Leadership Coach as from next month’ is a question that I asked one of my potential clients recently. He had booked a ‘Chemistry call’ with me on a Saturday morning. What is a chemistry conversation? A chemistry conversation is key between a future […]
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What do you choose to see?
The job of an optician is to ask clients questions, do an eye test to see what the client needs. An optician wants to ensure that clients can see. I sometimes think that I am a bit like an optician. I can make you see differently! That’s what my clients say about me. I […]
Become the Change You Want to See
Start with yourself and your organization. You might want to do a SWOT analysis to help you. If you are unsure what a SWOT analysis looks like, then click here. Becoming a real change leader is about ‘walking the talk’. Has anybody ever told you ‘you need to walk the talk’? One of my clients […]
The difference between an Executive and a Leadership Coach
As a coach, I am often asked, ‘What’s the difference between Executive Coaching and Leadership Coaching?’ We could broaden the question to include life Coaching, Business Coaching, Wellness Coaching, and any other ‘Something’ Coaching. What does ‘Coaching’ mean? Let’s start with the beginning. ICF (International Coach Federation) defines coaching as ‘partnering with coachee(s) in […]
Overcoming the loneliness of Leadership
Leading teams can be a lonely job. You have fewer people to turn to when things get tough. Who in the organization, after all, has had to sign off on the types of decisions that you must make each day? It can certainly be difficult to confide in direct reports. And those who sit above […]
11 reasons to start Virtual Coaching
Atul Gawande, a surgeon and public health researcher who practises general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has studied how we can improve in the face of complexity with a surgeon’s precision. He shares what he’s found to be the key: having a good coach to provide a more accurate picture of our […]
Take Work Home and Feel Overwhelmed
After a long day at work, you find yourself taking work home and so taking out pressure from work on family members and friends. And if you’re not careful, you allow your work pressure to become home pressure, at the expense of your family and relationships or your own well-being. What should you know? Your […]
How do you deal with toxic people? Part 2
‘People inspire you or drain you. Pick them wisely’? (Hans F. Hansen) As an Executive coach, I have observed that many of my clients who are leaders navigating changes, are dealing with what they perceive as toxic people. Some people are blissfully unaware of the negative impact they have around them. What makes them behave […]
Discover the Good in You
Reminding you about Linkedin’s statistics In February 2018, there are 530 million users on linkedin: are you one of them? There were 10 billion of endorsements on Linkedin in October 2016. How many endorsements and recommendations do you have? Linkedin users with at least 5 skills listed on their profile receive up to 17 times […]
How do you Deal with Difficult People?
Life is difficult. There is no doubt you are going to run into people who will come across as difficult at some point or other. Not everyone you are going to meet in your life is going to be someone you like and can work with; and not everyone you meet is going to like […]
Executive Coaching can Help You
When I am asked what Executive Coaching is, my response is simple: it’s the process of closing the gap between where you are now and where you want to be. You may want to be a more effective leader, a more powerful communicator, or even to completely change career. Whatever it is that you want […]
How Can We Make You More Successful?
A potential client recently asked me how he would benefit from working with an Executive Coach. By asking me this question, he made me reflect on the positive outcomes of Executive Coaching. I realised that other people might well want to ask the same question. SUCCESS 1: SEE YOURSELF CLEARLY – Knowing yourself is […]
12 Reasons to hire an Executive Coach Part 3
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the best advice he ever got was to get a coach. Bill Gates emphatically says everyone should have a coach. You get results – At the heart of coaching is a creative and thought-provoking process that supports individuals to confidently pursue new ideas and alternative solutions with greater resilience. […]
Would you like to be happier now?
Life is too short to be unhappy. Time is precious. If you want to be HAPPY, start with HOPE. If you have ever faced adversity, a crisis, or a loss, you know that HOPE is what helped you through. It makes you want to get up every day and keep trying, even when life is […]