Are you an AAA leader?

Being an AAA leader Three words that come up consistently during my coaching work are: autonomy, allyship and authenticity. As leaders, we all need to master these 3 As, but how do we do this, and how do we encourage those we lead to develop in each of these areas...

Purpose

Reconciling our personal and work purposes Let me sow a little seed and encourage you to think about your personal and professional purposes and to deepen your understanding of how they interrelate. If it is not apparent to you what your purpose is, there are plenty...

Flow

Get into the flow Are there times when you are in the midst of things and feel invincible, when you believe that you can’t do anything wrong, and you want those moments to go on for as long as possible? The chances are that you are achieving what psychologist Mihaly...

Self-awareness

Growing your self-awareness to empower you as a leader The internet is awash with articles evangelising the importance of self-awareness. In the coaching I do I see a clear link between an individual’s self-awareness and their ability to develop as a leader. One...

The when and how of delegation

The when and how of delegation One of the benefits of working with so many talented individuals in the coaching room is that I am able to support great minds solving similar problems. One of these is when and how to delegate. Our old friend the Boston matrix has...