Tag: coaching

  • Why would anyone follow me?

    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 she could learn from them. As we talked, I could feel the mood changing. These inspirational leaders, who at the start of our chat felt like peers and…

  • Six reasons you won’t be needing a coach any time soon

    Six reasons you won’t be needing a coach any time soon

    I’m a mentor and coach for non-profit leaders. And I’m about to list six incredibly good reasons why you might not need to work with one. Am I mad? Well, maybe. I’m thoroughly convinced of the power of coaching and what it can do for purposeful leaders, but…. It isn’t right for everyone, all of…

  • How coaching transformed two leaders lives

    How coaching transformed two leaders lives

    I’ve recently finished coaching two totally delightful third sector leaders. Liz is Head of Policy and Advocacy at Traidcraft. Claire is Head of Brand and Creative at Diabetes UK. Both are sparky, dynamic, thoughtful women who have responded to coaching with real commitment and energy. Both say it has changed their life. I will miss…

  • When doing it wrong is doing it right

    When doing it wrong is doing it right

    My 12 year old daughter and I have just painted her room. She’s been asking to lose the bright green and pink walls she’s had since she was six for a good year, I reckon. At the weekend we did it. She gave the walls a speedy wipe. We whizzed a quick brush around the…

  • Five ways to create change that sticks

    Five ways to create change that sticks

    Did you make any New Year resolutions this year? How are they going? How is that intention to get up an hour earlier working out? Or your plan to exercise more? Or your commitment to reading around an area of work you’re not confident about? Not so good? Maybe you made a brilliant start and…

  • Give me space! Why I like my clients to take a duvet day

    Give me space! Why I like my clients to take a duvet day

    Do you ever have ‘off’ days at work? Days when you’re unfocused, your brain is a fog and you’re not on top of things? Days when you wish you could just crawl back under the duvet?  I’m sure you do. We’re not robots! Well, when my third sector coaching clients show up to a one-to-one session…

  • Unfreakability V Overwhelm

    Unfreakability V Overwhelm

    One of my clients shared in a recent coaching session that she was totally and utterly overwhelmed. She couldn’t think straight, couldn’t decide what on earth to do next in any moment, and wasn’t able to make decisions, even really tiny ones. It was tough to hear her beat herself up so much. She’s a…

  • How knowing your values can change the world

    How knowing your values can change the world

      Yes, I know. You’re feeling kind of ‘meh’ about work, right now. The sun is out and you’re stuck inside getting more and more irritated by your annoying colleagues and frustrated with the same old problems that just keep coming up. And this is supposed to be your dream job, working for a cause you feel…

  • Speak up, Shut up – how to influence in a meeting

    Speak up, Shut up – how to influence in a meeting

    So, your manager would like you to have more influence in meetings. She says you need more ‘presence’. She wants you to make more of yourself and make more of an impact. She wants more ‘oomph’. Well, that’s easier said that done, isn’t it? You do your best. You’re always prepared. You think you know…

  • Feel like a fraud at work? Here’s the #1 solution

    Feel like a fraud at work? Here’s the #1 solution

      So, you’ve had a bad day You’re feeling overwhelmed, full of doubt and, quite frankly, pissed off. How come your colleagues are just getting on after that horrendous meeting? How can they do that? They look so together and professional. How do they manage to say exactly what they want and it all comes…