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Coaching is not just for Senior Leadership
Despite what we might think from LinkedIn, coaching is not that well known outside of HR and leadership circles. I predict this will change massively over the next decade, but we’re not there quite yet… I’ve worked in Higher Education for a decade and not one of my managers mentioned coaching, it was never anContinue… Read more
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All Being Well… Talking about “Just”
Just This time we’re talking about a word that from my own past that revealed quite a lot to me about how I viewed myself and my work. All thanks to a chance encounter at a work event. The word is just but it’s in the context of “I’m just an admin guy”. I rememberContinue… Read more
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All Being Well…Talking about “Could”
Could Could is the cool younger sibling of Should (have a read of my write up of should here). Could is full of options and possibility without any sense of commitment or responsibility. For me could feels like standing in front of a ploughed field with a variety of seeds in your satchel and you’reContinue… Read more
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All Being Well… Talking about “Should”
One thing I love about coaching is picking up on certain words clients say that hold a lot of meaning. A word or phrase can hold a lot of power over us and we can use it so often we just don’t see how its affecting us. Should is one of the words that comesContinue… Read more
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All Being Well…#1 “Trust Yer Gut”
All Being Well…#1 “Trust Yer Gut” I was interviewing for a job a few years ago, it was a pretty basic admin job at a sixth form college. When I turned up I immediately KNEW it was wrong for me. I’ll let you pick up on all the red flags as we go… There wereContinue… Read more
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Highgate Wood :: Journal 23rd Feb – 28th Feb
23th Feb – It’s still nice to be at home sometimes I’ve not written for a few days out of not feeling like it, out of having a bad few days. I’m on my week off work now. This was such a good idea. The relaxation is very much in full swing, the weather isContinue… Read more