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Leading through coaching

Our philosophy is to support and assist leaders to strengthen their capability to lead, adapt and continue to achieve during the many changes they experience.

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Emotional Health

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The art of listening and thinking

‍Try to tune into your thoughts the next time you are in a conversation with someone, such as when one of you is wanting to share an idea. What you may notice is that when the other person is speaking, there are times when you are not truly listening to what they are saying.

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Introducing our new app: Mastering Emotional Health

One step at a time, our app introduces the principles behind emotional health, many of which we’ve touched on in previous articles on this blog and which we describe in detail in our most recent book, 'Working with Emotional Health and the Enneagram'.

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How the quantum world set us on our path

QuantumThink – developed by Dianne Collins – is a system of thinking that involves a new way of seeing and interpreting the world. It encourages a vastly broader outlook in your thinking, opening up ‘infinite possibilities’ well beyond what you would normally consider.

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How to see disagreement in a whole new light

‘Either…or’ thinking is very common. It comes from a mechanistic view of the world in which the general response to a situation of conflict or debate is that someone will win and someone will lose. In contrast, ‘both…and’ thinking means looking at a situation from the perspective of abundance.

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Emotional health and coping with ‘permacrisis’

The word ‘permacrisis’ is defined as ‘a situation characterised by constant and significant turmoil or instability’. We know many of us feel this is an apt word to describe the times we live in.

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How do I move above the line if I realise I am below it?

‘How can I move above the line if I realise I am below it?’ Part of the answer to this question lies in the question itself: you can move above the line if you recognise, from what you have said or done, that you have moved below it.

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The art of listening and thinking

‍Try to tune into your thoughts the next time you are in a conversation with someone, such as when one of you is wanting to share an idea. What you may notice is that when the other person is speaking, there are times when you are not truly listening to what they are saying.

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How to see disagreement in a whole new light

‘Either…or’ thinking is very common. It comes from a mechanistic view of the world in which the general response to a situation of conflict or debate is that someone will win and someone will lose. In contrast, ‘both…and’ thinking means looking at a situation from the perspective of abundance.

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Working with Others

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Building a great team culture

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A gardener’s approach to team building

Cultivating a healthy and successful garden is not ‘set and forget’. Building an effective, emotionally healthy team also requires ongoing work from its leaders. As a leader, you need to be meeting your people where they are individually, and with patience

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Leading through uncertainty in a post-truth world

In a ‘post-truth’ world, many leaders at both national and organisational levels are struggling to navigate the way forward when almost everything they reach for is intangible

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The power of appreciation

Research in neuroscience and psychology has shown that a strong link exists between a culture of appreciation and a strong sense of psychological safety, which in turn contributes to sustainable high performance.

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In hope

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Governing bodies and the art of working together

Governing bodies are inherently complex groups. They are usually made up of a diverse range of people from different personal and professional backgrounds. Their experience in governance and ways of engaging with others also varies.

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The shifting tide of leadership development

Back when I embarked on my career in the wine industry, it’s fair to say that conversations about a business’s role in the world beyond its own market were rare. Since then, there has certainly been growing interest in and commitment to seeing business as having a larger purpose.

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Our changing world

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