Most of my clients talk to me about one or more of the feelings outlined below. They are trapped in their own heads, bound up by fear, overburdened with responsibility, and feeling guilty and frustrated for not being able to think and plan their own way out of their current situation. They never feel present or at peace, and are…
The Importance of Emotional Intelligence Soft skills aren’t fluffy. The cost of underdeveloped people skills is wastefulness and lost productivity. Conversely, the upside is boosted productivity, engagement and often satisfaction. Are you as productive as you could be? Do you know the capabilities of your emotional intelligence? Read on to find out the importance of emotional intelligence and how my…
IS THIS ALL THERE IS TO LIFE? It’s natural and normal to reflect on your life, and sometimes big life events such as key birthdays or milestones make you do this more, encouraging you to question what you’re doing and why. Hopefully, you feel pretty content and happy with where you are and where you’re going. However, when you are…
Are you someone who wants to be out there doing things, making a difference? Do you want to start stepping out of your comfort zone? Is abject fear holding you back? Perhaps you feel like a fraud, like you are about to get found out. This article will explore what imposter syndrome is, what it isn’t, as well as why…
So you know the phrase work hard, play hard? Well, if that means anything to you and it certainly does to me then you might want to know what the scientists have discovered and have to say about that. Studies have shown that when you are constantly working, when you constantly have your head down on the task or the…
How to manage emotions at work This subject just keeps coming up with my clients! Whether it’s in the guise of how to manage anger at work (a big one for female leaders)… how to manage anxiety at work (and all of the ways it leaks out of us if we don’t), or managing conflict at work (or rather not,…
Discover your values Hi What’s really important to you? Seriously, just stop and think for a moment because most of the time we’re just so busy getting through our day. We’re all so busy rushing through all of the things that need to be solved….. All of our problems. The problems of our teams. Other people’s problems!… We’re so busy…
Recently I was interviewed by Penny Smith for Talk Radio. Here is what we said. Penny: Well, it is almost September, lots of schools going back on Tuesday. Parliament’s back on Tuesday. Why do we still get that back to school feeling as adults? That is a question that we’re going to address now and we’re going to address it…
Back to school syndrome You’re feeling a nervous, jittery anticipation of something – you just don’t know what…you have an urge to change something, your appearance, your job – just something. But hold fire – if you’re not careful you could be unwittingly about to make a very big, very expensive, mistake. I’ve seen it – people completely switching careers,…
Dave: Talking about this back to school syndrome. I don’t know about you. I’m just feeling a bit. I just felt it the last week, like this nervous anticipation of something, and I’m looking in the diary and there’s nothing. I mean, it’s just, you know what I mean? But after years spent in the school system, we’re mentally programmed…