Procrastination – it’s a familiar foe that lurks in the lives of even the most accomplished individuals. From the realm of leadership to the everyday routines, the tendency to delay tasks can sabotage progress and stifle potential. In this post, we’re unveiling the three secret truths behind procrastination and providing you with a comprehensive six-step
Tackling and mastering Difficult Conversations is without doubt, one of the most troublesome and stress-inducing aspects of being a leader. Yet, it is within these challenging dialogues that exceptional leadership skills are tested and personal growth opportunities arise. Firstly, lets get real on what exactly makes them SO challenging… 🪓Difficult conversations often involve addressing sensitive
The mental load placed on working parents can be overwhelming. Juggling the demands of a career while tending to the needs of our children requires careful balance and can take a toll on our well-being.
Do you Question your Resilience? Do you personally feel every blow or obstacle strongly and quickly become defeated or even knocked off your feet when things don’t go to plan? Do you ever compare yourself to others and wonder how they manage to get back up so quickly when they face adversity? If this is
Are you an Influential Leader? The ability to influence is an essential leadership skill. Your ability to influence will impact on the behaviours, attitudes, opinions and choices of others. Noticing what motivates employee commitment enables influential leaders to use that knowledge to leverage performance and positive results. Thinking about YOUR leadership, how relatable are these
Are you Starting on the Right Foot? When you step into a new role, are you bringing with you an openness and awareness to what has existed BEFORE you? New leaders get this wrong all the time. They go in, all guns blazing, super keen, ready to set the new organisation alight. They judge the
Wrestling with Career versus Motherhood? Those early years after returning to work after having my children were some of the most difficult and heart-breaking periods of my life. I loved working. But I loved my children more. The endless battle to ‘make to home for bedtime’ each day broke my heart, little by little, day by
Are you Secretly Worried about your Team’s Performance? Do you lie awake trying to figure out what is going wrong with your team and worry about how to fix it? You are not alone! Surely every single leader has been there at one point in time.. or perhaps several points in time! Our aim as
Who Carries The Weight of Financial Responsibility? As we start the New Year, we all of us have aspirations of getting on top of our personal financial responsibilities. But what about your company’s financial responsibilities, what influence do you have over that? 🔦Do you know what it’s like to lie in bed worrying about whether
Thriving or Surviving? A few months ago I read a brilliant FT article which I felt accurately demonstrates the challenges of our modern day managers. Middle managers — on the new front line of office life If you are a subscriber, take a moment to read this interesting article which addresses the immense pressure on
Stress..? What stress? Ok, so we all know about stress, it’s a well-worn topic. Stress came up in my recent masterclass as one of the key obstacles we face as Leaders. Not only in terms of the impact it has on our wellbeing and performance but also on us reaching our full POTENTIAL as leaders.
Is it truly possible? If you are in a LEADERSHIP role, then my answer would be NO. My experience (both personal and professional) tells me that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is by far the most important aspect required to enable a leader to thrive. Why? Emotional Intelligence is essentially our ability to managea) our own emotionsb)
Flexible working? We still have a long way to go.. I thought the one positive thing to come out of the COVID pandemic was the acceptance and growth of flexible working… and then I read a recent Guardian article and, to my frustration, I realised we still have a LONG way to go. No wonder
Do you consider yourself to be an introvert or an extrovert? Or maybe you are not even sure because you switch between the two depending on who you are with? That used to be me. The Introvert As a child, I was quiet, reflective and shy. My extended Greek family were loud and opinionated, and
In the famous words of Fairground Attraction, “it’s got to be perfect”. Whilst you might feel like you can’t take second best, perfectionism escalates, judges, ruins, and traps us. Have you ever thought that if it’s not perfect, then: It’s wrong It’s rubbish Therefore I’m not very good I’m rubbish too I should give up
Procrastination – it’s a familiar foe that lurks in the lives of even the most accomplished individuals. From the realm of leadership to the everyday routines, the tendency to delay tasks can sabotage progress and stifle potential. In this post, we’re unveiling the three secret truths behind procrastination and providing you with a comprehensive six-step
Tackling and mastering Difficult Conversations is without doubt, one of the most troublesome and stress-inducing aspects of being a leader. Yet, it is within these challenging dialogues that exceptional leadership skills are tested and personal growth opportunities arise. Firstly, lets get real on what exactly makes them SO challenging… 🪓Difficult conversations often involve addressing sensitive
The mental load placed on working parents can be overwhelming. Juggling the demands of a career while tending to the needs of our children requires careful balance and can take a toll on our well-being.
Do you Question your Resilience? Do you personally feel every blow or obstacle strongly and quickly become defeated or even knocked off your feet when things don’t go to plan? Do you ever compare yourself to others and wonder how they manage to get back up so quickly when they face adversity? If this is
Are you an Influential Leader? The ability to influence is an essential leadership skill. Your ability to influence will impact on the behaviours, attitudes, opinions and choices of others. Noticing what motivates employee commitment enables influential leaders to use that knowledge to leverage performance and positive results. Thinking about YOUR leadership, how relatable are these
Are you Starting on the Right Foot? When you step into a new role, are you bringing with you an openness and awareness to what has existed BEFORE you? New leaders get this wrong all the time. They go in, all guns blazing, super keen, ready to set the new organisation alight. They judge the
Wrestling with Career versus Motherhood? Those early years after returning to work after having my children were some of the most difficult and heart-breaking periods of my life. I loved working. But I loved my children more. The endless battle to ‘make to home for bedtime’ each day broke my heart, little by little, day by
Are you Secretly Worried about your Team’s Performance? Do you lie awake trying to figure out what is going wrong with your team and worry about how to fix it? You are not alone! Surely every single leader has been there at one point in time.. or perhaps several points in time! Our aim as
Who Carries The Weight of Financial Responsibility? As we start the New Year, we all of us have aspirations of getting on top of our personal financial responsibilities. But what about your company’s financial responsibilities, what influence do you have over that? 🔦Do you know what it’s like to lie in bed worrying about whether
Thriving or Surviving? A few months ago I read a brilliant FT article which I felt accurately demonstrates the challenges of our modern day managers. Middle managers — on the new front line of office life If you are a subscriber, take a moment to read this interesting article which addresses the immense pressure on
Stress..? What stress? Ok, so we all know about stress, it’s a well-worn topic. Stress came up in my recent masterclass as one of the key obstacles we face as Leaders. Not only in terms of the impact it has on our wellbeing and performance but also on us reaching our full POTENTIAL as leaders.
Is it truly possible? If you are in a LEADERSHIP role, then my answer would be NO. My experience (both personal and professional) tells me that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is by far the most important aspect required to enable a leader to thrive. Why? Emotional Intelligence is essentially our ability to managea) our own emotionsb)
Flexible working? We still have a long way to go.. I thought the one positive thing to come out of the COVID pandemic was the acceptance and growth of flexible working… and then I read a recent Guardian article and, to my frustration, I realised we still have a LONG way to go. No wonder
Do you consider yourself to be an introvert or an extrovert? Or maybe you are not even sure because you switch between the two depending on who you are with? That used to be me. The Introvert As a child, I was quiet, reflective and shy. My extended Greek family were loud and opinionated, and
In the famous words of Fairground Attraction, “it’s got to be perfect”. Whilst you might feel like you can’t take second best, perfectionism escalates, judges, ruins, and traps us. Have you ever thought that if it’s not perfect, then: It’s wrong It’s rubbish Therefore I’m not very good I’m rubbish too I should give up