Not all professional development is created equal. Sometimes you need someone to critique your skills and push you to improve. Other times, you just need room to step back and reflect on your practice, your clients, and yourself. That distinction is at the core of the ICF’s upcoming updates to Mentor Coaching and Coaching Supervision … Continue reading 2027 – A New Chapter for ICF Mentor Coaching and Supervision
Many professionals today are completely overwhelmed with work, and in their willingness to please or desire to avoid conflict, when presented with yet another work request, they ‘give in’ and resentfully add it to their already overflowing in-tray. The root cause of this is usually under-resourced teams who can’t recruit the staff they want or … Continue reading No is a Complete Sentence
Last month, I shared some ways to think differently about how you can best set goals by doing it your way – we’re all different, so following what someone else is doing may not be the best approach for you. Today, I’ll share four possible ways to tap into your creativity and think about your … Continue reading Zoom Out to Focus In
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Late last year I was delighted to start delivering an innovative talent development programme for a multinational technology company here in Ireland. This initiative was to prepare their workforce for digital transformation in the near future, which would demand new technical skills but also social capital skills, including communication, critical thinking, team working and emotional … Continue reading Transformation gone viral #covid19
I'm starting a Leader Coaching programme with a new client in January and after our initial conversation I said I'd give her some questions to consider about what she wants to get from her programme, areas she wants to build, develop or change in relation to her work, performance and impact ... Here are the … Continue reading 2020 Questions for Impact
What's your #2020vision for yourself and your team ? It's that time of year again, to reflect and take stock of what’s been happening through the year and start to turn attention to our plans for 2020. The particular year – twenty-twenty- got me thinking about vision and looking at the big picture – for … Continue reading #2020vision for your Team
I always loved those “join-the-dots” books as a child – even when they weren’t numbered – you just had to work them out for yourself, so anything could emerge! Just like working with teams really. I’ve recently had the privilege to work with a talented brand designer Aisling Griffin, at TreetopStudio.ie – and the new … Continue reading joining the dots #realize10years
Do you have a judging habit? One of the biggest things I’ve learned since completing my coach training and working with clients is being aware of judgement – whether of ourselves or others, and how it can often get in our way. We think of using our judgement as being a positive thing – we … Continue reading How ‘good’ is your judgement? #realize10years
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