The Business of Coaching
Doing my first live podcast was quite possibly more daunting and more vulnerable than my days as a downhill ski racer!!! Here I share my journey into coaching and beyond – what got me started, what keeps me going and why I love what I do. Listen on Apple here Listen on Spotify here
When Gratitude Turns Into Obligation
Recently appointed C-suite leader with a non-visible disability: “I know I should be grateful for this promotion. I can’t let on that I’m struggling with the transition.” Mid-career leader with a spinal lesion: “I can’t ask for adjustments. I’m just grateful to have been given this opportunity. I can’t afford to be seen as ungrateful.” […]
Navigating the Fine Line Between Psychosocial Risk and Reasonable Management Action
Now that Managers are starting to really think about how to prevent psychosocial injury and harm, I’m noticing a lot of my coaching conversations are focused on supporting the manager to tread the fine line between behaviours that might be classified as ‘reasonable management action’ and those that are genuinely unsafe. An effective leader Understands […]
Safe Change – Reducing the Risk of Psychosocial Harm Associated with Organisational Change
Following my last blog: The Crucial Role of Managers in Addressing Psychosocial Risk – And How Coaching Can Help, I’ve had lots of questions about psychosocial risk and managing change, so thought I’d share some of my thoughts here. Change projects are essentially about people. A successful change depends on getting people on board. But […]
Highlights, Lowlights and Insights
Every year, around this time, I make sure I take some time to reflect on the year just gone. I’m not one to make impulsive, and often unfounded, new-years resolutions, but I get a sense of being grounded by reminding myself about what was hard that I got through, what I’m grateful for, and what […]
Coaching in a Crisis – There’s No Time Like Now
In talking with my colleagues, clients and friends, I’m struck by the incredible opportunity we have right now for growth. In spite of, or almost because of, the global challenge we’re faced with, we have an opportunity to step up to really being the Personal Best version of ourselves, for each other, and for the […]
Let’s Get Engaged!
As an employee, it’s pretty easy to feel your engagement levels going up and down. When you’re engaged, you’re purposeful, productive, and passionate, driven by an inner sense of meaning and self-sustaining energy. You know your engagement is waning when you start to question, judge, make excuses, lose interest, care less. At its worst, low […]
Learning From Legends
OK, so I wouldn’t put myself in the ‘legend’ category by any account, but I did represent Australia as our first female visually impaired down-hill ski racer, so I learnt a lot about being your personal best during this part of my life. And the morning after two of the most epic sporting contests the […]
Failure Is Not An Option….Or Is It?
When the #2 oxygen tank on Apollo 13 exploded, the spaceship with its 3 crew is left crippled on the other side of the moon. With diminishing power, heat, water and oxygen supplies, the best and brightest at NASA ground control are working frantically against the clock to get them safely back to earth. They’re establishing […]
Under the Bonnet
It can be scary looking under the bonnet of your car…you don’t know what you might find, and what you don’t know can’t hurt you, right? Well maybe, until the car breaks down in the middle of the freeway necessitating an expensive tow, an engine reconstruction and a whole lot of inconvenient Uber rides while […]