susiefj, Author at Executive Coaching Kent, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Maidstone

Ensuring resilience in the corporate world.

May 3, 2017

coaching, corporate, personal professional development, resilience, Uncategorized

Coaching: ensuring resilience in the corporate world. Everyone suffers with stress, it’s how you manage it that counts! * 1 in 5 are affected. * Its the biggest cause of sickness. * 103 million days are lost costing £1.24 billion Source Health & Safety Executive What systems do you have in place to support your staff within Human Resources? How do you provide emotional support? How do you ensure that stress, helpful in some circumstances, does not become a negative force?…

Fake it until you make it…?

May 2, 2017

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corporation, personal development, professional development, Uncategorized

Fake it until you make it. So you have done it. Your feet are under the desk. They believed everything and yet you still feel like a fraud somewhere deep within. Many people in positions of authority do not allow anyone near enough to let them really ‘see’ them. It’s a risk, after all they may doubt you, and they may start to give you those funny looks that ask the question; ‘Is she/he for real?’ You know that thing…

Authenticity versus fake news.

February 17, 2017

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corporate, corporate people development, Uncategorized

In this age of the drive for the perfect public face, how can we be authentic as we live? How do we not become our own fake news? Is it perfection that draws others to us, or does it drive them resolutely away? To be able to identify with someone else, we must, I believe, be able to see something in the other that resounds with us, a kind of mirror image. So if we are honest, not just about…

Wholehearted living

November 21, 2016

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coaching, Uncategorized, wholeheartedness

As an avid reader I am often inspired by what I read. This book; The Gifts of imperfection by Brene Brown is no exception. I was challenged from the offset with her list for wholehearted living, having believed I lived that way already. What about you? Check out this list and see how it sits with you. People who live wholeheartedly have a list of do’s and a list of don’ts. Here are the do’s: Worthiness, play and rest, trust…

What do you think gives you value?

October 23, 2016

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Uncategorized

This morning I was interviewed on various local radio shows across the UK. The reason; Faith in the world week @BBC radio. A poll by ComRes interviewed 1,003 adults by telephone asking the question: what is the most beautiful quality in a friend, partner or parent? The answer was very interesting. Who do you say you are? I am often seen as a professional woman, a coach and a therapist. But sometimes I am seen as an ex model, and for…

Five signs of a top coach, the bottom line & an opportunity to thrive.

October 15, 2016

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coaching, Uncategorized

My journey as a coach has enabled me to understand what clients see as the strengths and qualities of a good coach. And to know what organisations want from the coaches that they use? For business it’s all about the bottom line. How they increase revenue and how they increase efficiency? However increased efficiency is not just about the need to stop wasting resources, it’s about not wasting people. It is about giving them the best opportunity to be all…