Tips on GETTING feedback

Tips on GETTING feedback

We know (most of us) how stressful it can be to have to give someone a piece of feedback that we or they can perceive as negative or critical. I spend quite a lot of my time, both in coaching and in workshops, exploring what makes it hard to give feedback and learning...

Books of the Year – Top 5!

Books of the Year – Top 5!

What was your favorite read of the year and why? That’s not a rhetorical question! I would love to know so that I can add it to my next year’s reading pile? One of my favorite things about moving in to freelance work has been structuring time for reading ­– for...

Muddy Boots

Muddy Boots

Have you ever come back from a hike, maybe in the middle of spring when the rain torrents still come out of nowhere and the ground is turned to thick gloopy mud? You come back to the car or your house and look down at your boots. They are not so much ‘muddy’ as...