Sometimes the answer is a simple lack of skill – you might just be missing a key lesson. Those of you who have been reading extraordinaryNews for a while may remember my blog ‘5 lessons I have learned from falling over this year’. The back-story: My (then 6 year old) daughter and I got roller...
As we travel through life we meet people who have significant impact on who we are and what we do. I have been reflecting on the human forces, beyond my family, that have shaped my leadership style. Here’s three of them: Chips As a teenager I was involved in Scouting and ‘Chips’ was my Venturer...
‘What if they are stuck and expect me to given them the answer?’ is a question I am often asked when I train leaders in coaching skills. Your role is to resist the temptation to provide answers today, or you will be expected to do so again tomorrow. More importantly, your colleagues will be much...
‘Kevin’ completed a leadership coaching program with me recently. The coaching program had exceeded his expectations, and he was inspired by the progress he had made and the future he was creating. In the last coaching session he asked me ‘what should I do to maintain my momentum?’ As I so often do in coaching...