Being a leader is rewarding, challenging and brings a great deal of job satisfaction. But it can also be lonely. You’re there for your people when things get tough – and if they don’t want to come to you, they have colleagues and peers that they can talk it through with. But who do leaders…
Labelling others. We do it all the time. Labels make life easy for us. In the supermarket, labels make it easy to identify and pick up the exact items we want, and on our clothes, they tell us how we should and shouldn’t treat them. But people aren’t objects. We place labels on them based…
In a previous role, I lost my confidence. I remember how good it felt to get a new job – how great I felt to make my way through the interviews and be chosen for a role that appeared exciting and a whole new challenge for me. I soon found out it wasn’t the role…
One of the biggest challenges faced by my clients is dealing with conflict. They’ll take drastic steps to avoid confrontation or “difficult conversations,” even if it affects their ability to lead. What they often fail to consider is how to prevent these uncomfortable situations from coming up in the first place! During our coaching conversations,…
Ad Florem means “to flower”, which reflects my aspiration to help senior leaders grow and flourish in their roles. But an unexpected bonus of having this business has been how many opportunities I’ve had to grow, too! After being in business for a few months, I made a commitment to myself. I made the decision…
I’ve been working with a leader recently who is going through the recruitment process. He has completed his application form and has been invited to an interview. It’s the job he wants, where he can use his strengths, be challenged and achieve amazing results. However, there’s one problem. He doesn’t like interviews. Although an outwardly…
I’ve recently been working with a group of leaders who shared their frustration on having very little time available to do any work. Having spent most of their days in meetings, they found themselves too exhausted to focus on other things the rest of the time. What became apparent to me during this discussion was…
Before my mum passed away, she used to phone me every evening at 6pm to have a quick chat. This started back in the days when it was cheaper to phone after this time and because my mum had done this for so many years, it became a habit. Unfortunately, 6pm wasn’t the most convenient…
Do you find yourself watching the clock towards the end of the day? If you’re feeling bored and disengaged, it’s time to shift your focus to what you do well. I’m sure most of us have been in a role where we couldn’t wait for the day to end. I have. I remember the constant…
