Business Coaching

Reinforcing your identity through behaviours

As we wait on tenterhooks for the result of the EU vote, whichever way it goes it will always be vitally important for us all to work on an identity that will make us stand out. As an individual and a business. Vision, purpose and values In Chapter 2 of my book (PI Leadership), I [...]

2018-09-24T17:17:45+01:00June 21st, 2016|

The 4 most important characteristics of admired leaders

You may be a leader in an organisation or you may be led by someone else, possibly both. But the characteristics of leaders are very important to the success of teams and organisations across the world. A very interesting piece of research James Kouzes and Barry Posner have conducted ongoing research for over 25 years, [...]

2024-05-08T16:25:24+01:00May 26th, 2016|

The difference between ‘Inspiration’ and ‘Motivation’

I hope you are having a good week and feeling both inspired and motivated! We often group these words together, but they are in fact very different. Definitions Here are some example definitions: Inspiration - Someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something. Motivation – Enthusiasm for doing something. The difference was something [...]

2024-05-08T16:28:36+01:00May 19th, 2016|

Thinking with your heart and gut

I hope you are having a good week and pushing forwards with decisions and actions. Or maybe you feel stuck in some areas? Chewing over something continuously and procrastinating a little? I have a great exercise that will move you out of this place. But first a bit of background….. A brain in your heart [...]

2018-09-25T06:54:58+01:00April 27th, 2016|

Why 95% is enough

I hope you are having a great week and giving it your all. Or at least 95%! I ran my leadership skills workshop on Friday and was really pleased to receive an average feedback score of 94.3%. The problems with perfectionism During the workshop, ironically, we had been talking about personal constraints, with one of these being [...]

2018-09-25T06:55:18+01:00April 14th, 2016|