This week, I’m excited to be starting monthly executive coaching with a couple of new clients. Each of them will receive one of these lovingly-crafted practical guides on how to help others be at their best. While I always get great feedback on this guide, I’m under no illusion: Knowledge alone does not change you.…
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Actually, this couldn’t be further from the truth – so many highly competent people feel unconfident at times. While I don’t personally love the term, I get asked about “imposter syndrome” so much that I thought I’d put together 7 tips you can try. This is not an exhaustive list, so feel free to add…
I used to experience a lot of performance anxiety when I very first started executive coaching. The narrator in my head was constantly evaluating and critiquing: “Was that the right question to ask?” “Am I doing this well?” “Are they finding this helpful?” Then I read an awesome book and came to a profound realisation:…
I’ve been noticing this interesting trend in group leadership development – organisations spending more time identifying the right participants than actually developing them. And unfortunately, two types of leaders commonly get selected: those who are good at self-promotion, and those who need to improve but don’t want to. “Potential”, as it turns out, is not that…
I’m based in Orewa, so it’s been a tumultuous week. Friday’s torrential rain and winds blocked our local roads, flooded neighbours’ homes and damaged my kids’ high school. It was pretty scary. So when I saw the forecast for more severe weather overnight, my heart sank. I thought of everyone already affected, having to go…