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The Archives: Leadership Skills
Is Your Emotional Bucket Overflowing? How Can Coaching and Hypnotherapy Help?
You might have heard the term emotional bucket floating around (excuse the pun), but what does it actually mean? And more importantly, how do you know if yours is overflowing? Let’s break it down, because understanding your emotional bucket is more crucial than ever...
The Best Way to Help Leaders with Burnout
When I first spoke to the Chief People Officer at a medium size Housing Association, they were at a breaking point and seriously worried about leaders with burnout. One of their key department heads, let’s call her Sarah, had been running on empty for months. She was...
One Simple Way to Improve Retention Now (Before it Costs You!)
I’ve just finished working with an organisation that is celebrating improving retention. They had three senior leaders who were missing strategic goals, repeatedly slipping deadlines and there was high absence and poor retention (this isn't what they are celebrating…...
Is Executive Coaching Right for Me?
I get asked a lot about who needs executive coaching. I understand what’s often behind this question. It’s usually someone asking: ‘Is it worth it?’ or 'what on earth is executive coaching really ... is it right for me?' I’m a straightforward person and I’m not going...
Why it’s Worth Investing in Stress Awareness
Why it's Worth Investing in Stress Awareness in 2024 April is Stress Awareness Month, and the 2024 focus is to talk about stress and it's effect on people. Doing this raises awareness, helps people to ensure they don't feel alone and enables sharing of things that are...
Lessons for Leaders 99: How to Persuade Leaders to Invest in Wellbeing
How to Persuade Leaders to Invest in Wellbeing This week I'm sharing top tips and conversations I have frequently with people in organisations to help them persuade leaders to invest in wellbeing. We're covering: What to do to persuade your leaders The 3 R’s that I...
Lessons for Leaders 98: Why a Good Leader Will Give Teams Autonomy
Why a Good Leader Will Give Teams Autonomy This week I'm joined by Gemma Woodward, People & Culture Manager for Netsells in York, to talk about why a good leader will give teams autonomy. Listen in for: What the benefits of allowing autonomy are How leaders can...
Lessons for Leaders 97: Why Leaders Need to Get Back to the Floor
Why Leaders Need to Get Back to the Floor What on earth is back to the floor? I start with that and why I'm covering the subject of why leaders need to get back to the floor (it was inspired by my wonderful friend and leader Tina). I'm also covering: Why it's...
Feeling Overwhelmed?
That feeling of overwhelm can become a negative spiral once it starts.
- You start to feel out of control
- There’s too much to do
- Not enough time to do everything
- Worry or panic sets in
- You can’t think clearly and everything seems so difficult
- Before long, you’re wondering if you can cope at all
This free guide has simple steps to breaking that overwhelm cycle. You can use each step individually or all together. There are 7 simple and straightforward steps to get you out of overwhelm, feeling calm, clear headed and in control.