Taking control in a crisis
There is a lot of fear mongering going on at the moment. Crisis Clickbait. From Trump, to bushfires, to Iran, and now the coronavirus...
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Why coaching works
I have been coaching teams and individuals for a long time now, and have had the opportunity to work with a range of fantastic clients. Over this time I've witnessed people...
Avoid pointless meetings
How much time do you spend in meetings? Hours? Days? Weeks? Over a year the amount of time the average executive spends tucked away in meeting rooms is an astronomical...
Creating Atomic Habits
I read Atomic Habits by James Clear about 6 months ago and it's a book that's stuck with me. I often find myself referring to his ideas in coaching sessions,...
Are emotions just data?
What is the point of having feelings? Obviously there has to be some reason behind emotions like joy and anger otherwise we would have evolved away from them over...
Eisenhower and productivity
So what does Eisenhower have to do with being productive? Well apparently in addressing a the Second Assembly of the World Council of Churches, former U.S. in 1954 the President stated...
How are you limiting yourself?
What is holding you back right now? Money? Opportunities? Education? Health? Family? Capability? There are many things that we can point to when we try to make sense of why...
Gettings things into perspective
A question that comes up regularly in my executive coaching sessions is how to manage difficult or stressful situations. The reality is that while we all come up against challenges...
Why am I so anxious?
Our ability to think is a defining part of being human, and is at the core of progress. Yet it is also at the root of our angst, stress and...
The ‘F’ word
I have been thinking about the "F" word quite a bit over the last few days. The hold it has over our lives. The way it can taint everything and...