What Is Leadership Coaching - and do I need it?

What is leadership coaching – and is it worth it?
If you’re a leader or manager wondering what leadership coaching actually involves or whether it’s the right investment for you or your team, this practical guide breaks it down clearly.

Discover how coaching works, who it helps, and the results you can expect.

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How to Give Feedback

This is the second blog in my weekly series: Practical Tips for Leaders and Managers.

This article shares some practical tips for giving feedback, something that almost everyone I work with admits is hard and uncomfortable.

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How to build Confidence and overcome Imposter Syndrome

This is the first article in my new series: Practical Tips for Leaders and Managers. Over the next 10 weeks, we’ll explore topics like: Giving Better Feedback, Managing and Prioritising your Time and Leading Change.

First we we explore How to Build Confidence and Overcome Imposter Syndrome, why self-doubt is normal and what to do when it holds you back.

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How to Cope with Stress and Build Resilience for Yourself & Your Team

Life is pressured, business is tough and people are worn out - are you?

We may feel we’re just trying to get through one day at a time, and in our teams we may have noticed people becoming less productive, reduced engagement and motivation and even more sick days and quiet quitting.

This article is about practical tools to help you manage pressure before it becomes stress, to build resilience in small, sustainable ways, and to lead with empathy, clarity, and care.

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5 Steps to Building Brilliant Teams. No 5. Results

Teamwork is about getting things done. It’s about making progress on the things that matter most. Results give focus, energy, and meaning to all the work that happens day-to-day. That’s why great teams align around shared results — and make them visible, measurable, and worth celebrating.

This is the final blog in my series exploring how to build a brilliant team — inspired by Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team model.

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5 Steps to Building a Brilliant Team. 4. Accountability

Accountability is how trust and commitment come to life in action. It’s about making sure what we said would happen, actually happens. It is a sign of mutual respect. It’s about showing up for each other.

This is the fourth blog in my series exploring how to build a brilliant team — inspired by Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team model.

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5 Steps to Building Brilliant Teams. 3. Commitment

Commitment in teams isn’t about getting everyone to agree - it’s about shared clarity and confidence in the way forward. Real commitment in teams doesn’t come from keeping everyone happy. It comes from clarity.

Without clarity, teams drift. Without commitment, teams stall.

This is the third blog in my series exploring how to build a brilliant team — inspired by Patrick Leconi’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team model.

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5 Steps to Building a Brilliant Team. No 2. Healthy Conflict.

When people hear the word conflict, most of us flinch. We think of drama. Arguments. Division. But healthy conflict makes ideas stronger, decisions better, and teams more committed to what happens next.

This is the second article in my series exploring how to build a brilliant team — inspired by Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team model.

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5 Steps to Build a Brilliant Team No. 1 It Begins with Trust

In this series, I’m exploring what makes teams succesful — and how to apply the ideas to your team to make it happy, motivated, and productive. First up - Trust.

I’m exploring Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team model not to dwell on dysfunction.

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