Will you start drinking again in January? At the beginning of the year so many of us go on a health initiative. Whether it is joining a gym, doing the couch to 5k, or giving up alcohol. The aim is usually about mitigating the damage of overindulgence during the holiday period. So, what happens in February and how was January? I have been unable to attend my usual two classes a week down my gym, due to contracting the viruses…
As a Executive coach I am well aware that senior executives are not immune to the many issues that we all face. More importantly, they may soldier on regardless without regard to the danger of burn out, the result can be an expectation that their staff will do the same. Albert Einstein is quoted as saying: ‘I was raised to treat the janitor with the same respect as the CEO’ If leaders led with this mindset, they would invite respect,…
I was so encouraged to watch the @headstogether clip of the Duke of Cambridge speaking on the matter of mental health at a recent Workplace Well-being Conference. He used the phrase, ‘if you are able to talk about something you often have less reason to fear it’. It is so true. Starting to have an open dialogue around the stresses and strains of normal life can diminish its power. Normalising the difficulties can ensure that we are not left isolated,…
In response to the article ‘A vision of things to come’ by Liz Hall Coaching at work magazine volume 13 Issue 1. I am an executive coach working with leaders and influencers and I am called as a woman to challenge the status quo, it’s in my blood, I have always done it. Since I was a little girl, I wanted to rescue those in need of help, choosing the mouse without a tail as my pet in case no one wanted it. Stepping…
