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Tough love: why you want to love a difficult conversation
Is this you, I wonder? Before lockdown you'd been putting off a difficult conversation with a colleague for months. Every day you'd gear yourself...
Putting the B-O-U-N-C-Y into Resilience – 2
Are you struggling with your resilience at the moment? Yep? I’m not surprised. It’s a truly tough time and keeping going in this...
Putting the B-O-U-N-C-Y into resilience
Rolling with the never-ending ups and downs of life in lockdown is not simple, is it? So many of my non-profit coaching clients are struggling as...
It’s okay to put your keys in the fridge
A good friend of mine recently gave me this sweet card for my birthday. She knows me well and always gets great cards which make me smile. I...
How to rock working from home
So, it looks as though you might be working from home for a while. Perhaps you’re feeling jittery about it. You love the buzz of the office. The...
Workplace conflict: how to nip it in the bud
You’ve noticed things don’t seem too cheery in the office. There's palpable tension in the Comms team and you’re beginning to wonder what on earth...
Why would anyone follow me?
One of my clients recently had a big wobble in one of our coaching sessions. She’d been thinking about role models in the sector and wondering what...
New Year Thinking
So, here we are again - the start of a new year. A new decade, no less. It’s time to set your New Year resolutions! That’s what we’re supposed to...
How to be inclusive – despite the bias
A guest blog by Lucy Gower, Founder and Director at Lucidity. There’s a lot of talk about diversity right now. Diversity just means different. Every...
How to succeed by failing
We've all been there. A really crucial event at work has gone wrong - and it's your fault! It's over and you're home now, bracing yourself for all...
The seven best books for awesome leaders
When I start coaching with a new non-profit leader I usually get asked for a list of what to read. I've ceased being surprised that these busy...
Is “fun” a dirty word at work?
I was recently invited to write a guest blog for Great Charity Speakers. I’d hate for you to miss out on all the fun, so here’s a shortened version for you to enjoy. The full version is here.