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Balancing Act – Leadership lessons from the high ropes
It’s the mid-2000s, and I’m at the Banff Centre, nestled in the breathtaking Canadian Rockies. After presenting at the Art of Management and Organisation Conference, I’d decided to extend my stay for a holiday and participate in a creative leadership programme, focused on art and landscape and designed to challenge.
Leadership in Full Colour
What if a single image could help you remember the kind of leader you want to be, right when it matters most?
Over the last few months, Helen Zink and I have been exploring a set of coaching superpowers, simple yet powerful mindsets and behaviours that support leaders and teams to grow, connect, and lead with intention.
Coaching to Boost Leadership Superpowers
My colleague Helen Zink and I work with leaders and teams, and we know that leadership comes with a unique set of challenges.
Over the past weeks, we’ve shared 10 coaching superpowers for leaders to experiment with, plus an 11th bonus superpower. We suggested that making the most of these superpowers requires investment.
One powerful way to maximise your resources, invest in your future, and bring these superpowers to life is by working with a professional coach or team coach.
Art Update – Reasons To Be Cheerful
Many of you will know that I don’t just talk about creativity – I make art too. From my year-long daily art project mm365, to exhibitions, competitions, and time spent in my studio, making art continues to be an important and joyful part of my life.
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Kindness Counts in Leadership
While journaling my thoughts in the evening, a practice I find essential in daily life, I discovered a focus on kindness emphasised by leaders in both the recent Canadian and Australian elections, which resonated with me. What caught my attention is that both current leaders talked about kindness as a strength, not a weakness.
Leadership Superpowers: Your Supercharged Guide
Drawing on our deep experience coaching leaders and teams through today’s complex challenges, my colleague Helen Zink and I have identified some key strengths we call Leadership Coaching Superpowers.
Can Artful Thinking Really Change The Way We Do Business? – The Common Creative Podcast
When people hear the word “creativity,” they often picture artists with paintbrushes or musicians with instruments. But what happens when we intentionally bring that same creativity into the business world? That’s exactly the question I delve into with Paul Fairweather and Chris Meredith on The Common Creative podcast.
Education View: Shaping the Future of Coaching
In April, I was pleased to be interviewed by The Education View, an online magazine focused on improving education, sharing innovative ideas and fostering a culture of diversity, innovation, and lifelong learning.
An Unforeseen Path: The Evolution of My Coaching Practice
I never anticipated that attending an arts and business conference in a medieval castle overlooking the Drava River in Slovenia in 2004 would be a pivotal moment for me. The experience was unique and forward-thinking, exposing me to a diverse group of talented individuals. Among them were coaches, a profession I was unfamiliar with and initially viewed with some reservation, despite understanding the concept of coaching in a sporting context.
Investing – making the most of coaching superpowers
My colleague Helen Zink and I work closely with leaders and teams, and we know leaders face an array of challenges. Over the past few weeks we’ve shared 10 coaching superpowers for leaders to experiment with – 5 mindset superpowers, how your thinking shapes how you show up and 5 behavioural superpowers, what you do and your actions as a leader.
Snapshot of five behavioural coaching superpowers for leading teams
My colleague Helen Zink and I work closely with leaders and teams, and we know leaders face an array of challenges. Over the past few weeks we’ve shared 10 coaching superpowers for leaders to experiment with.
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