In many of the leadership programmes I run I ask the group of participants to line up; one end of the line being “I am not comfortable with delegation” and the other end being “I can always improve, but I think I delegate well”. I ask participants to talk to a neighbour near them on the line about why they…
In what way is psychological safety important? As part of her PhD, Professor Amy Edmondson found that, counter intuitively, high performing teams made more mistakes, and have more errors than others. Let me say this one more time. High performing teams make more mistakes. How can this be a good thing, and add to safety and performance? In her TED…
Too much to do, work/life balance slipping away and anxiety levels increasing in a context of budget cuts and looming recession: these are common themes from my UK coaching work at the current time. Here are some of the tools and techniques my clients tell me help them to rediscover their calm, inspiration and energy to act again: Step 1…
So how was Scotland I hear you say? Great, and Orkney was fabulous! It so exceeded my expectations. In what way, I hear you ask? The range of history. Possibly the most impressive place to visit is Skara Brae, a Neolithic site discovered in 1850 in sand dunes. It goes back 5000 years. Think about it. This is pre-iron age….
We are charting new territory as we restore our freedoms and evolve into the next stage of our lives and careers. What can help? Some of us are languishing, not feeling much joy, we are anxious and afraid. Knowing or re-knowing our purpose can make a very big difference to our focus, energy and confidence. However, this can be easier…
Am I this person? “I think Gill How is not the trainer suitable for our company. Her manner is too slow, I felt she is not interested in the topic herself. The session was extremely boring.” Or this person? “Gill is the best trainer I have ever seen. She is a good motivator. She is very patient, understanding and helps…