by Jean | Feb 14, 2024 | Coaching, Coaching Blog, Coaching culture, Emotional intelligence, Empathy, Leadership, Social connection
10 ways to more effective listening and presence | Bailey Balfour I believe that one of the greatest gifts we give others is our presence. Being in the present and in the moment with someone, can be the most profound thing we do in any working day. I also believe... 
by Jean | Oct 2, 2023 | Coaching culture, Emotional intelligence, Empathy, Leadership, Social connection, Teams, Uncategorized
Navigating Difficult Conversations Prefer to listen to Jean? Listen to this blog as a podcast here: Navigating Difficult Conversations When I’m coaching senior leaders, I often ask them what the hardest part of their job is, and they’ll mostly tell... 
by Jean | Aug 17, 2023 | Coaching, Coaching culture, Leadership, Manager as coach, Teams
How to Coach for Action and Accountability “When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready… The teacher will disappear” – Lao Tzu Part of being an effective leader is helping people identify how to move things... 
by Jean | Aug 8, 2023 | Coaching, Coaching culture, Leadership, Manager as coach, Teams
Mastering 3-Min Coaching Conversations “3 minute coaching depends on us to suspend our need to ‘know things. It requires us to remember to ‘be the coach’ and help the other person to access their full knowledge and wisdom. What we know matters, but who we are... 
by Jean | May 19, 2023 | Coaching, Coaching culture, Manager as coach
How do I find time to coach as a manager? Programme Director, Coach Certification Programme Share So often when I am running a coaching skills workshop, a manager will say to me: “I don’t have time to coach. Using a coaching approach takes longer and we are all so... 
by Jean | Jun 9, 2020 | Coaching, Coaching culture, Empathy, Social connection
Are you listening? Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of the other person. Thich Nhat Hanh Yesterday I ran a ‘Social Connection Call’ for leaders in a corporate organisation. During these calls participants take time in small...
