Dear HR Manager, please don’t be scared of Skype coaching!
Dear Human Resources Manager Let me begin by telling you how much I value you. You are the reason your organization embraces coaching. Your progressive approach to the development of your leadership, talent, and career-climbers [...]
How to discuss Personal Branding with your Coach – a coaching transcript
Coach: So John, I understand that you want to talk about Personal Branding in our meeting today? John: Yes, that’s right coach. It’s a phrase that is being spoken about a lot around here. Everyone [...]
How [slow] travel makes me be a better coach
At my 21st birthday my mother gifted me my first trip beyond Southern Africa. Not wanting me to wander too far, she choose Mauritius as my destination. Of course, Club Med in Mauritius is a [...]
Why it’s OK to Relapse on your Goals
This is a story about Doug*, a high-achieving, charismatic and energized individual. Doug is a prolific “doer” who doesn’t schedule appropriate reflection time to note whether all of his doing is really benefiting his career [...]
5 reasons why being interesting is as important as being successful
I once worked for a narcissist (haven’t we all?). When I resigned from the firm, he called me to his office, patted me on the head and asked “Do you really think that you will [...]
7 Thinking Patterns: Do You Recognise Yourself in any of These?
Just thinking about thinking is sobering. Many of us, on our journey of life at some time or another, are captive to one or more of the identified distorted thinking paradigms below. It may not [...]
Learn the Coaching Language
Coaching brings with it dynamic thinking constructs together with its own unique language, buzz words and vocabulary. Learning the language is a great way to get acquainted with coaching, whether you’re about to coach or [...]
An Executive Coaches story about Personal Transformation
I began a personal transformation journey 16 months ago. Originally my intention was a 3-month sabbatical from my home town of Cape Town in South Africa to the city of Santiago in Chile. Because I [...]
How to Stand Out without Shouting Out
Personal Branding is a real buzzword at the moment. It’s a well accepted concept in cultures where personal success is rewarded and individuals who stand out are applauded. But it’s less known in cultures where [...]
5 Unexpected ideas to boost your leadership Brand and Presence
In 2013 Forbes headlined an article titled Personal Branding is a Leadership Requirement, not a Self-Promotion Campaign, reminding us that 'Developing your personal brand is essential for the advancement of your career and development as [...]