When we’re under pressure to deliver, the urge is often to move quickly and get straight into action. Pausing can feel counterintuitive, almost like standing still when everything around us is demanding momentum. Yet in my experience, the time taken to ask the right questions at the beginning creates far better outcomes than simply reacting in the moment.
Sometimes all it takes is one image to start a whole new way of seeing and speaking.
It’s not always easy to explain but this might help you get a sense of it
How many ideas have popped in and out of your mind lately?
A book you’ve always wanted to write. A place you dream of visiting. That instrument, that language you want to learn, that persistent problem you’d love to solve.
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Over the course of many years of coaching and facilitation work and conversations, my colleague Helen Zink and I have identified 11 Leadership Coaching Superpowers – qualities and behaviours that support leaders in navigating complexity with greater clarity, curiosity, and care.
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.