A coaching client recently showed me something I wasn’t expecting: a tattoo. Not just any tattoo, mind you. It was a phrase that came up in our coaching sessions. Empowering words that had clearly meant enough to make them permanent. I got goosebumps. I felt a wave of joy and a sense of reward I …
Permanent proof: a client’s tattoo and the power of coaching Read More »
Concrete examples of coaching topics to clarify how it can help with professional and personal growth. A client came to coaching having doubts that their direct reports didn’t like them as their leader. The client had questions about their role as a leader and their own use for the team. They had negative thoughts and …
How working with me can turn self-doubt into self-trust as a leader Read More »
Concrete examples of coaching topics to clarify how it can help with professional and personal growth. A client came to coaching feeling anxious every time a gap in information appeared, because it threatened their sense of control. They felt tired from constantly self-monitoring, double-checking; and worried that speaking up will reveal they don’t have it …
How working with me can turn “I should already know this” into “let me just ask” Read More »
Concrete examples of coaching topics to clarify how it can help with professional and personal growth. A client came to coaching overthinking situations and conversations with colleagues. They were skeptical about colleagues being honest about their performance and had constant doubts and questions, sometimes staying in the negative loop and avoiding doing things that were …
I’ve been offline for more than a week doing something I haven’t done before. The night before I left, I was rushing. My to-do list had spawned three new items for every one I crossed off, and I felt tense and agitated. I told myself the same thing I usually do: finish these tasks, then …
A tree, a wire around its trunk, and the trunk that continued to grow, despite the wire. I watched a video about bonsai this past weekend, and in it was an elm tree, whose trunk was growing around a wire. The bonsai artist used aluminium wire to bend the trunk into a specific spiral shape …
Bent but not broken: building an antifragile career Read More »
What if the setbacks you face in your career are actually part of your development? Antifragility is your capacity not only to withstand stressors, shocks, volatility, or uncertainty, but actually improve and benefit from them. Antifragility is the capacity to grow from disturbances that threaten your career or development. What’s the difference between antifragility and …
What if career setbacks actually make you stronger? Read More »
Concrete examples of coaching topics to clarify how it can help with professional and personal growth. A client came to coaching with constant self-doubt about their work, their professional value. They were worried someone was about to find out they are a fraud. The client saw themselves as an imposter at work, comparing themselves with …
What does it mean to successfully manage a transition during organisational change? Many leaders focus on the change, the event. They announce it once or twice, roll it out, and wonder why people aren’t on board six months later. To answer that and discover how to manage transitions well, we need to look at transition …
The hidden part of organisational change: managing human transition Read More »
Resilience is not an inherent trait, but a skill that can be developed. It’s not wired into certain people who bounce back fast, who keep going when shit hits the fan. It’s something you build, sometimes painfully, through direct contact with difficulty. I see resilience as the outcome of doing hard things. It’s important to …
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