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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,...
Why having a laugh at work really isn’t taking mickey
Earlier this week, I met with the women in my new Sweet Spot Group Coaching Programme for the first time. For real. In one room. What a joy that...
#TrusteesWeek reflections – guest blog by Sarah Gosling
The brilliant reflections and advice shared by Sarah Gosling for trustees and leaders in her blog for Trustees Week were so insightful, I just had...
What makes a great leader?
A non-profit coaching client asked me recently to recommend my all-time favourite book on charity leadership. She’s starting a new role and keen to...
Not feeling the ‘back to school’ vibe? Me neither!
I’ve just returned to my office after my much anticipated ‘Space’ month My plan was to take four whole weeks to recharge my batteries, relax and...
Feeling guilty about taking a holiday? Please don’t
A few years ago. I emailed an apology to a coaching client saying that I couldn’t start work with her just yet, because I was off on holiday. She is...
Five tell-tale signs you have a trust problem
Trust at work is like the toffee in a Toffee Crisp. Don’t you just love that image? The fabulous non-profit leaders in my Sweet Spot Inner Circle...
Get connected: the joy of peer support
I’ve just come off a Zoom call with a very tired and jaded non-profit Director. It’s been a tough year and she’s clearly had enough. I see her...
The pleasures and pitfalls of coming out of lockdown – 7 ways to do it
Are you celebrating the latest liberation as the UK is coming out of lockdown? Or concerned that ‘getting back to normal’ might be anything but?...