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What if… you were great at awkward conversations?
You’ve got a tricky conversation coming up and the thought of addressing your colleague’s stubborn attitude is bringing you out in a cold sweat.
Having ‘awkward’ conversations, is one of the most challenging aspects of being a leader.
This isn’t a ‘jolly’. It’s work
Here are my top suggestions to find time and space in your work. It’s not just about having a ‘jolly’ either. This is the true work of leadership
Book fest for purposeful leaders
It’s August, so it’s Space Month - my name for four weeks of planned disruption to my usual working routine. I’m off on holiday to recharge after a...
3 powerful ways to fail better
Here are 3 powerful lessons I’ve learnt that might help you to fail better
You don’t have to hit the ground running
A non-profit leader I coach recently told me that his chair had asked for a 100-day plan before he started in his new CEO role. He...
Why my Sweet Spot programme is not ‘short and sweet’
A couple of years ago I went on a break to this lovely spot. You may remember my blog from that time. Hidden away on the edges of Dartmoor, with...
Feel like you’re about to be found out? This will help
A while ago a started with a new coaching client. In her Discovery Session to explore if we wanted to work together, she shared her nervousness...
What my daughter’s tattoo taught me about curiosity
Yesterday, my 19-year-old daughter messaged our family WhatsApp with a new image - a rather red-looking tattoo she was bringing home from a trip to...
My big why
It’s 2010 and I’m sitting at a vast mahogany table in a swanky London hotel. Its size distances me not just from my eager smart-casual fellow...
How to be more resilient – 10 tips for charity leaders
I’ve been talking a lot about resilience lately with my one-to-one coaching clients and with the brilliant women in my Sweet Spot Group Coaching...
How do you want to feel in 2022?
This time last year, I wrote a blog called Does setting resolutions feel all wrong? I encouraged non-profit leaders not to set resolutions with the...
12 things I know about leading a happy organisation
Happy organisations create better results, more engaged teams and a joyful sense of community - one that people really want to be a part of. So,...