As a coach, I work with people to help them understand what they really want; to test what is realistic enough to achieve and then create the confidence, time, and support to get started and keep going. Here are my Read more…
A few months ago I had two business partners phone me to say they were having extreme difficulty communicating with each other and that they were interested in having some coaching to improve the situation. They were both concerned that Read more…
During my many years working as a project and departmental manager, I saw a number of teams in action: some of these were cohesive, high-performing teams. Others, however, were a different story. Bruce Tuckman’s model talks about the four stages Read more…
The idea of keeping a journal of thoughts and feelings has been around for a long time. The practice of “positive journaling” can help boost your mood, motivation and the way you feel about yourself. So what is positive journaling, Read more…
We all know that a career change can seem very daunting. I’ve worked with many clients who talk about wanting to leave their current job due to unacceptable stress levels, insufficient family time or a lack of fulfilment. Some clients Read more…
Last week, while putting myself through my paces at the gym, I was watching the work that one of the personal trainers was doing with his client. He was asking the man to jump from the floor, onto a waist-high Read more…
It’s the time of year when students leave for college, and it may be the first time they are living away from home. For many parents, who are used to having the noise, the energy and the friends of their Read more…
Are you too busy working to think about what you do when you’ll retire? Spending all your time thinking about the day when you can stop commuting, stop going to meetings day in and day out, stop dealing with office Read more…