One of the most common refrains we hear from new leadership coaching clients is “Wow, it’s really great to be able to step back and talk about me in the context of my work and organisation. No one else ever listens to me like that, including my boss or partner." When...
Photo by Kevin André on Unsplash The component required for leadership to shift from being a noun to a verb, is agency. Agency is someone’s ability to act or take action. Without it, you may be aware, but you lack choice - you’re stuck in stasis. Why...
I’ve always loved a good yarn. A tale of derring-do, or of hijinks, or times gone past. I used to particularly love listening to my granny when she would talk of life in Donegal before the arrival of all the things we now take for granted. Storytelling is how we...
A friend of mine has been struggling for a while with habits that undermine what he really wants. He wants to let go of them as they are dragging him down, but he just cannot seem to shake them off. Earlier this week, he sent me a message: “Perhaps I just need someone to tell me what to do. Do you think I should get myself a coach?”
It was a good reminder that many people think of coaching as consulting. Instead, coaching is…
At the core of leadership are two interdependent ideas. The first is to be responsible for one’s world. This spurs me to constantly ask “What does this situation require?” It is about getting clear on what is needed to ensure that I or my team / group are on purpose. The second idea is to be response-able. This requires me to…