I’ve just come off a coaching call with one of my non-profit clients. She’s dynamic, dedicated and efficient but was thrown by her latest annual appraisal. She’d missed a few targets and was overwhelmed by the thought of working even harder. “I already put in way more hours that I should,” she told me, clearly struggling […]
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Squeeze me, squeeze me!
By Katie Duckworth on February 24, 2016 in Effectiveness, Performance, Procrastination, Time management, Work-life balance
What are Aung San Suu Kyi’s values?
By Katie Duckworth on April 4, 2012 in Charity, Coaching, Effectiveness, Not-for-profit, Third sector, Values
I was talking to a third sector coaching client yesterday about the stunning victory of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, in Burma’s recent byelection. We’d just finalised a list of her unique set of core values and wondered what Suu Kyi’s values might be? Patience, we could only presume. She […]
How to be happy
Happiness Expert Dan Gilbert says it all in this inspirational and funny talk from the TED* archives. Originally recorded in 2004, it still has plenty to say about how we can think ourselves happy. Happy Christmas! *www.TED.com is a not-for-profit organisation devoted to spreading Great Ideas.
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