How to stop pretending to be happy in your job
As we head into the heart of the summer holiday period there are undoubtedly a lot of people looking forward to a well-deserved rest and switch off. None more so than those who actually go …
Why employee coaching is an important ingredient for business success
Employee Coaching is an important ingredient for business success – I have written a feature ‘Ask the expert ‘ in the Kingston Chamber of Commerce Borough Business Magazine summer issue. In this feature, I lay …
What’s getting in the way of change?
When we are going through a desire for change or natural period of transformation in our career, there is no avoiding uncertainty and newness. Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could just make a decision …
Reigniting the fire inside for our career?
This is one of the first blog pieces I wrote a few years back and I’m resharing today. Work shouldn’t be hard. Challenging yes, but never hard in the sense that it fills you daily …
Do you understand your energy zappers?
Where energy goes focus flows’ – Tony Robbins. I love this quote. It’s spot on. But what happens if we can’t muster much energy in the first place? If we look back at our top …
Engage your leader within to avoid the blame game
My young daughter is going through a frustrating blame phase. Everything she does or what happens around her is someone else’s fault. She trips over her own feet – “It’s your fault”. She drops something – “It’s …
Hello I need help, why is that so hard to say?
Being able to ask for help when needed and feeling supported is one of the best strategies for un-tapping your true potential and achieving your optimum performance. The idea of reaching out and getting support …
Are we time poor of just being dramatic?
Are we time poor or just being dramatic? This was the opening question on a Facebook live Q&A I did in 2017 with Refinery29 UK at the Adidas run space in London. Sharing this today as …
How to reflect to achieve more
Not only does reflection enable you to gather valuable knowledge it also allows you to boost the positive vibes through your mind and body as you acknowledge just how much you’ve achieved, changed, faced, battled …
Five Tips to manage overwhelm
When overwhelm hits it can take its toll in so many ways. Productivity falls as procrastination hits. Quality delivery is undermined. Thinking clearly and being of healthy mind and body is tough when there is …