Those Difficult Conversations

Those Difficult Conversations

Difficult Conversations – we all have them.  Now and then.  When we absolutely have to.  You know the sort I mean, the one where we have to break bad news to someone or raise an awkward issue.  We have to tell a friend something we (either just us or a group of...

This is certainly what I try to do in my coaching – by listening, listening, listening and then asking questions. All sorts of questions – easy ones, obvious ones, unexpected ones, emotional ones – the whole lot. Then, together, we move forward. We...
Temperatures rising….

Temperatures rising….

…. and for many of us, not just temperatures in the weather!  We’ve reached that part of the academic year when suddenly there just seems to be so much that must be done before the end of the academic year and probably still so much to plan and budget for...
Step by Step

Step by Step

Good morning on this gorgeous sunny day (I hope the sun is shining wherever you are reading this!), A quick post this morning because I wanted to share this brilliant quote from Richard Branson.  I follow a lot of what Richard Branson says – he takes people very...
What’s the point in WORRYING?

What’s the point in WORRYING?

Worrying – it’s something we all do, probably every day, some of us more than others.  That’s just the way it is.  BUT – so much of our worrying is unnecessary.  I’ve written before about the pneumonic FEAR: False Expectations Appearing...