Everyone makes them but not many people keep them. So why are New Year’s Resolutions still so popular? This executive coach weighs in.

We’ve all been there. Days or weeks after a conference that inspired us, we struggle to stick to plans we’d made to approach our work with a fresh perspective, and bring new ideas and practices to the office. How can we take steps to really make changes following a conference? Back at work, the buzz […]

At some of the world’s largest organisations, we’re seeing a wave of change. Why? They’re realising that investment in traditional performance based management is not providing optimal returns. So what can? I suggest coaching.  Before we get to the benefits of coaching, we need to look at the problems inherent in current performance management systems. The […]

Like many aspects of how we do business, succession planning is changing. In the new landscape, what are the drivers in managing it effectively? Think of a traditional family company, in which leadership was passed from father to son (usually the eldest) and you have an analogue of succession planning as many organisations have practised […]

As this case study shows, recognising the impact leaders have on their teams can have a transformative effect on how they foster teamwork, develop their emotional intelligence – and change their own behaviour. When Peter*, a senior executive at a large financial organisation, began a coaching program with me, our conversations ranged from subjects as […]