Dec 11, 2020 | Appreciative Inquiry, Coaching, Leadership, Motivation
The Appreciative Inquiry (AI) approach (Cooperrider & Srivastva) was designed in the 1980’s and is based on the premise that ‘people and organisations change in the direction in which they inquire.’ In short, if you focus on problems, you will find an endless...
Dec 2, 2020 | Coaching, Motivation
So yesterday I took some of my own advice. I invested some time in myself. In my work with owners and managers in companies and in my personal coaching, I regularly ask the following question . . . . . . When was the last time you invested time in yourself? I took a...
Nov 17, 2020 | Coaching, Motivation
In a recent coaching session, a business client brought up a challenging work situation they were dealing with and how overwhelmed it was making them feel. Given the unprecedented times we find ourselves in at the moment with Covid 19 et al, being overwhelmed and the...
Oct 29, 2020 | Coaching, Motivation
In a previous blog, I wrote about introducing moments of silence into our work and non-work conversations. We are a great nation of talkers with the “gift of the gab”. I wonder could we become a great nation of listeners? There are three basic levels of listening :...
Oct 9, 2020 | Coaching, Motivation
What’s the first emotion that jumps into your mind when you see the word “accountability”? Is it a positive or negative reaction? Does it perhaps bring up the thought of being “checked up on”? For many people, accountability is associated with finger pointing and...
Sep 29, 2020 | Coaching, Motivation
We are a great nation of talkers. The gift of the gab and all that. But what about moments of silence and the lost art of listening? I’ll talk about active listening in another post but today I want to touch on the power of silence. I was reading a book this week...
