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Catch up on the latest insights from Aslan Coaching founder Lisa Cresswell.
Themes include Resilience, Quiet Leadership, Domestic Violence, Just Culture and Psychological Safety.
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Nov 20, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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...


Jun 26, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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...


May 22, 2021
What has been passed down?
Researchers have discovered evidence of the life experiences of our predecessors in the DNA of our cells. Here’s the science bit… “This...


May 15, 2021
Blame Tree or Blame Free?
We all know what happens when we plant a seed and feed it. Sometimes a seed is planted though and we don’t see it growing for ages. A...
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