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...

Uncovering Leadership Insights While Watching the Birds

Uncovering Leadership Insights While Watching the Birds

I am not a nature watcher. I am not a bird watcher. I would like to be but I just don’t have the patience. I’d like to think that I will get there but right now I’m not even close. I love seeing things happen but when ‘nothing’ is going on,  I struggle to wait around....

Giving it 100%

Giving it 100%

I’ve been thinking hard about this idea of when and whether we are operating at full thrust or not.. And whether we are awarding ourselves A for effort, or impact or both? I’m also teaching a class at the local university this semester with a friend and colleague...

When to Give Up

When to Give Up

When is perseverance and ‘bloody-mindedness’ an asset and when would we be better to change course and come again at the goal from a different angle or, possibly drop it altogether?

Making Meetings Suck Less

Making Meetings Suck Less

This was the title I wanted to give a webinar I’m presenting in mid March (the official title has been reframed to Making Meetings Work which sounds more professional but personally I like my title more!). So often I hear colleagues telling me that they couldn’t get...