Self-growth is about striving to become a better leader through personal growth. This is where you lay out your plan to capitalise on your strengths and work on your weaknesses in a focused manner. When you commit to self-growth, you commit to becoming the best leader you can possibly be. You also accept full accountability…
Self-acceptance Most of the leaders I work with have self-criticism down to a fine art. What if I told you that self-acceptance is a more effective way to sharpen your leadership? In demanding roles where the emphasis is on continuous improvement and constantly delivering results, it can be easy to slip into treating yourself as…
New Year, New You? It’s January, and it’s that time of year when we all feel motivated and enthusiastic about being the best version of ourselves over the next 12 months. Whether it’s to work on your health and fitness or just getting more organised, according to a recent YouGov survey, 25% of us make…
What’s your purpose? While it might not sound like an essential question to ask yourself as a leader, this is one of the biggest questions I ask my clients. In fact, it’s so important to know, that discovering it forms a key part of my coaching work. What do you mean by ‘purpose’? While…
What’s the best advice you’ve ever had? The kind of advice that’s made a lasting difference to your life? The kind that you return to regularly, and helps you through difficult situations? For me, the best advice I’ve ever had was from my dad. He told me: Do what you love …surround yourself with great…
Self-discovery The leadership clients I work with are often surprised when I suggest the first step to being a great leader is self-discovery. Aren’t they already themselves? What is there to discover? Am I asking them to ditch their worldly possessions and travel the globe to ‘find themselves?’ No. What I’m asking them to do…
When was the last time you felt joyful? As busy leaders, we’re constantly juggling priorities and curating never-ending lists of things to do. What if that to-do list was filled with things that actually gave you joy? It might sound impossible, but focusing your time on what gives you joy could have benefits that go…
Feeling underappreciated at work can leave you feeling frustrated and demotivated. When you’re putting in a lot of effort, and you think it’s going unnoticed, you might start to wonder what the point is. We all want to feel appreciated for what we do, and in fact, praise and recognition is often a greater motivator…
It’s taken me a long time to learn it’s OK to be me! Like most leaders, I’d previously spent my time focusing on anything and everything that landed on my desk. Yet that approach was draining my energy, leaving me feeling less than motivated at work. Taking it back to 2015 …my first 12 months…
