Sink? Or Surf?
When I was 20 I travelled to Calcutta to work in a street clinic. Not your average college-time interrailing experience for sure 😊...
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Catch up on the latest insights from Aslan Coaching founder Lisa Nolan.
Themes include Resilience, Quiet Leadership, Restorative Circles, Just Culture and Psychological Safety.
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- Nov 20
Overachiever?!
We all need a change of scene every now and then. We get bored looking at the same old walls. Our visitors get bored looking at the same...
- Oct 22
Why is stress so tiring?
I am in the middle of a house move. Not just house but family, belongings, utilities, one small cat, one small cat’s belongings and the...
- Oct 11
Catch them gently
When I was in nurse training, it was drilled into us that pain is what the patient says it is. In other words, it wasn’t for us to...
- Oct 5
Do you need a refresh
Do you feel you are making progress or do you have great ideas and then find yourself spinning your wheels in the mud? Progress in life,...
- Sep 27
180 seconds – 155 lives
Birds!! That’s a word a wildlife photographer might welcome, but it’s not what you want to hear in the cockpit of an airplane that has...
- Sep 22
Do you need to say no
If you are a quiet leader, you are probably also an affiliative leader, or have a preference for this. It’s where you sit naturally. ...
- Sep 13
Magic is afoot
As a professional coach, one of the tools of my trade is the powerful question. For coaches, the thoughtful silence triggered by a...
- Aug 27
Protect their focus
Did you know that when we are interrupted during a task it takes us 40% longer to get back to the point we were at before the...
- Aug 21
Brian Barnes ‘Mind You’ wellbeing podcast
This week I had the pleasure of being a guest on the ‘Mind You’ podcast with the amazing Brian Barnes Wellbeing Brian is from the same...
- Aug 16
I felt a sense of returning…
As I wait for my TEDx talk to be published live (hopefully end Aug), I am still feeling the warmth from all your lovely messages, thank...
- Jul 30
Quiet Leaders of all ages
As soon as that last penalty shot missed the mark in the Euro 2020 football final, I (like millions of others) feared that there was...
- Jun 26
Submarine or helicopter
There is a term that’s used often in business management and leadership development, which is “taking the helicopter view”, first coined...
- Jun 12
Maybe now is not the time…
Recently I was speaking to a client who had a big decision to make. She summarised perfectly what happens to most of us when we find...
- Jun 5
Maybe you just need to rest
Having burned out twice in the past, I am now acutely aware of the signs ahead of time. Actually I’m regularly grateful that it...
- May 29
Soothing the Burn(out)
Whether it’s a colleague or family member, it’s very likely you know someone who is burning out right now. It’s thought that one in four...
- May 25
Coming soon – Restorative Circles
***Seeking input and feedback for planned Restorative Circles for HCPs*** If you are a nurse, doctor or pharmacist who has ever been...