I’m sitting at a local café in sunny Byron Bay as I write this article. My second gin and tonic from a local distillery tastes divine, and I’m seriously thinking about having a third. The gin is so light and refreshing and its holiday time isn’t it? Whether it is that 3rd cold beer or […]
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I was coaching a client recently who had been reprimanded by their manager for an emotional outburst at a leadership team meeting. Not just a mild emotional outburst but one that involved him throwing a coffee cup across a boardroom table at a peer who just wouldn’t let up. And yes, the coffee cup was […]
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Work can be stressful and overwhelming—even in jobs, we love. Add in personal life pressures, and work challenges can feel much more significant than they really are. We can pretend that our professional and personal lives can be neatly placed in two distinct compartments, but life doesn’t work that way. We are one person, and […]
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Today I met with my client who has been juggling two fulltime senior roles for the last twelve months. When the re-structure occurred, he was promised more resources and a level of team competency that would enable him to delegate. Fast track 12 months and neither promise has been kept. The organisation remains on a […]
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