Power Coaching Sessions- What Happens?
Mar 27th
What is a Power Coaching Session? My Power Coaching Sessions are all about finding a rapid solution or way forward to a particular problem you may have. It doesn’t matter what this problem is, or the topic it is about. The intuitive way I work means that I can help you move forward. Some people…
Do This to Take Control of Your Career
May 24th
It’s quite common practice for jobs to be described in terms of the knowledge, skills and attitudes require to do them. It is often shortened to KSA. Although these days we don’t like the word “attitudes” because it sounds subjective. So I tend to use Values / Company Culture. Good companies will tend to…
Why do you let yourself procrastinate?
May 3rd
I am a great procrastinator….I can assure you that it isn’t a claim to fame! It’s never a problem at the time but more often than not I am kicking myself and putting myself under immense pressure on the eve of a deadline. Notoriously at University I often worked through the night to finish…
How Do You Give Feedback?
Jan 6th
What are you like as a giver of feedback? I always think that the way someone gives feedback says more about the feedback giver than the receiver. What type are you? Are you a “HALF-FULL glass” feedback giver and look for the positive in how you give feedback? Are you mindful about the impact on…
Questions to ask a coach before you engage with them
Sep 30th
You have decided to engage with a coach but how do you go about choosing a coach. There are lots of coaches out there and there are poor coaches and good ones. Coaching is unregulated so anyone can call themselves a coach so how do you find a GOOD coach? Here are some questions to…
5 things that make a coach a GOOD one
Sep 30th
Getting a GOOD coach is actually a lottery. There are so many coaches out there….some would say, “too many” and some would say, “what do they do?”. However we are hearing more and more that coaching is a good thing. So how do you know who is a GOOD coach? Here’s my criteria for choosing…
10 benefits a GOOD coach can offer you?
Sep 30th
A good coach can help to 1. Raise self-awareness 2. Increase your awareness of others 3. Improve understanding of your impact on others 4. Challenge you to new ways of thinking 5. Problem solving to create change 6. Motivate you 7. Build Confidence / empowerment 8. Clarify purpose / goals 9. Hold you accountable 10.…
When things go wrong unexpectedly
Sep 22nd
Key Lessons Take stock of the situation and deal with the problem Re-assess your diary and slim down what you can to stay on track Accept that it’s not the end of the world and keep focused on getting things done Today I was raring to go with a packed to-do list. Determined and motivated…
Working from your kitchen table
Sep 22nd
Key Lessons Create routines that work Catch yourself procrastinating Break up your day with meetings outside the home Many years ago working at home and from your spare room or kitchen table was seen negatively almost like you had to be in an office space to be actually working. People working at home used…
Dream Big, Think Smart, Start Small
Sep 22nd
Key Lessons Don’t spend money you haven’t got Invest extra time to find out more before spending money Dream big, think smart, start small I often coach people who want to start a business or have just taken the plunge. Starting with big dreams and then realising that business is not as easy as it…
Business planning isn’t the be all and end all
Sep 22nd
Key Lessons Business planning is important but not the be all and end all Reviewing what is working and what isn’t is essential Be brave, take action and make changes When I as a start-up sole trader 10 years ago I spent a silly amount of time creating a business plan because I was told…