Jul 23, 2022Quiet LeadershipThink Week(s)Ever since I heard about Bill Gates' biannual 'Think Weeks' I have been both envious and inspired in equal parts. For us mere mortals who...
Jun 18, 2022Quiet LeadershipThe Coaching LeaderYou don't need to have completed a coaching qualification to be a coaching style of leader. It helps (!) but if you are a good listener...
Jun 11, 2022Quiet LeadershipThe Loop. It's wide open.We all like being around people who are positive. It feels good, we’re not sure why – it just does. Well, here’s the science bit. The...
May 14, 2022Quiet LeadershipImaginalDid you know that a butterfly’s DNA is completely different from the DNA of its previous life as a caterpillar? When a caterpillar is in...
Apr 23, 2022Quiet LeadershipHow business owners can generate trustDid you know that when you are within 10 feet of another person you are picking up their energy and they are picking up yours? This is...
Apr 2, 2022Quiet LeadershipThe gentle seesawDo you need Balance (noun)? Or is it better and easier to be Balancing (verb)? The re-opening of society is making everyone re-organise...
Mar 19, 2022Quiet LeadershipListening fast and slowWhen someone is talking to us they speak at about 125 words per minute, but our brain is capable of processing up to 800 words per...
Feb 12, 2022Quiet LeadershipCourage before ConfidenceThis week's tip is to remember that confidence doesn’t come first before courage; it’s the other way around. Courage must come first –...
Jan 7, 2022Quiet LeadershipOne Word2022. It has a nice ring to it. It’s easy to say. Will it be easier than 2021? Or 2020 which seemed so promising with its lovely ‘roll...
Dec 18, 2021Quiet LeadershipListening to LeadersThere can be no better examples of leadership than hearing the stories of actual leaders; those who are in it, living it, facing the...
Sep 13, 2021Quiet LeadershipMagic is afootAs a professional coach, one of the tools of my trade is the powerful question. For coaches, the thoughtful silence triggered by a...
Jun 26, 2021Quiet LeadershipSubmarine or helicopterThere is a term that’s used often in business management and leadership development, which is “taking the helicopter view”, first coined...