The beginning of the COVID situation was unexpected, unplanned, and unwelcome. And leaders everywhere scrambled to make decisions and take action based on limited and incomplete information. I've spoken to... read more →
A few years ago, my son was very focused on his soccer and he joined a development squad to accelerate his skills development. What I loved about the approach that... read more →
With the extreme changes to working conditions and options in recent months, now more than ever a coaching approach will give you an advantage as a leader, and support your... read more →
A few weeks ago, I was coaching Rob and he was super frustrated because he was so busy and just couldn't seem to get to his important work. When we... read more →
Let’s talk about some of the practicalities of being a leader at the moment when we still have so many unknowns in the situations that we are leading. Whether you’re... read more →
When I first began my practice about 15 years ago, one of my first clients was working on a major change programme. The objective was to develop an end... read more →
This is what I'm hearing right now from my network, colleague and clients….. “We’ve got our teams set up at home. We’ve got the technology working …well mostly. It’s been... read more →
Last week in a conversation with Sarah, an Executive Director, she was telling me how she didn’t really feel like she was leading right now. She is extremely busy. Trying... read more →
Last week I spoke to Mark who was struggling with how busy he is right now. He is trying to support and help his team as much as he... read more →
I have a 13-year-old son. A kid who is usually highly active. He plays soccer, amongst other things, and a normal week includes 2 or 3 training sessions and... read more →
I was on a webinar this morning for one of my leadership programs, and the theme that came up consistently from the participants (all senior leaders) was that there has... read more →
I haven't spoken to too many people who've said let's have more meetings at work. And I've certainly worked with lots of organisations with a very ineffective meeting culture: too... read more →
I want to continue my conversation about how to approach leadership during what is a very turbulent time. In particular to bring your attention to what you are focused on... read more →