Self-leadership is about knowing who you are, what you can do, where you are going, and how you are going to get there. You also need to est

My 1000 days in business have been a combination of every emotion possible - to celebrate reaching this milestone here are some reflections.

By the time you get to your year-end review, you probably will have forgotten some of your achievements from the beginning of the year. Imagine what it's like for your manager, who has several people reporting to her - she has probably forgotten everything except what you did in the last few weeks - so if you have screwed up recently, that's what she will have in mind. So what does this mean for you if you want to get the best out of your year-end performance review?

I was reflecting on what to expect from coaching based on a comment made by one of my clients who, fairly emotionally, blurted out in a session: "This is not what I was expecting. I was expecting to just put a plaster on some of my behaviors. I wasn't expecting to uncover a whole series of gaping holes in my life”. Now being a human with beliefs, emotions and feelings, this comment threw me a bit as it really concerned me that I might have been pushing this client way

Businesses spend a lot of time creating and working on their brand - their logo, value proposition, offerings to various different stakeholders, their differentiators, social media presence and voice, the "personality" of the business. In essence, businesses create the image and experience that they WANT to be known for. Just like businesses, as an individual managing your career like a business, you have the ability to create your brand... and should be doing so. Why? Read

No one likes giving negative feedback. I hate giving it, and I struggle to receive it. I don't think I am different from many of you on that score. If you are struggling to have candid conversations with those around you, as a manager or leader, as a parent, a friend, a client or as an employee, it might be worth asking yourself two questions: What am I intending to achieve with my approach to this conversation? How will my approach contribute to strengthening this relati