Are you serious about taking your leadership and change management skills to the next level? I will be co-facilitating a 5-day residential programme w/c 29 January 2024. It’s a programme like no other. No powerpoints. No nonsense. Completely experiential. When you walk into the room, all you’ll see is a flip chart and a smallContinue reading “Programme announcement”
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On learning by doing
I spent the last couple of weeks working with leaders from two multinational companies. As usual, I learned as much from them as they learned from working with me. It’s a constant dance. Together, we co-create meaning, insights and actions – often leading to powerful lightbulb moments. Neither leadership nor coaching is something we learnContinue reading “On learning by doing”
Women in leadership
This morning I ran a workshop practicing coaching skills with Women+ in Geospatial mentors. As usual, a fabulous group of people – which makes me wonder: What will the geospatial industry look like when more women are in leadership positions across different sectors? When voices from all backgrounds are represented at every level? Today’s groupContinue reading “Women in leadership”
The surprising superpower of a geospatial leader
This is an abridged version of a blog post I wrote for Réseau, a geospatial network supporting diverse and emerging leaders from the global south. Let’s face it, the world no longer needs heroes. Heroic leaders have had their day. Today even Spiderman or Superwoman – if they were real – would struggle to makeContinue reading “The surprising superpower of a geospatial leader”
On the fear of not being ready
(I posted this on LinkedIn primarily for the benefit of graduates and early career professionals, but the same applies to all of us.) Graduates and early career professionals, do you share this fear? If so, I’d like to let you in on a secret. You know the fear. Questions like: Will I get a job?Continue reading “On the fear of not being ready”
Working with the 18%
These photos show spaces where I have witnessed true magic happen. Where people have developed the single most important skill for leadership, changemaking, and impact at work. No slides, no lectures, no role play, no gimmicks. Just a circle of chairs. But it’s not nursery school. Nor is it group therapy. It’s a space whereContinue reading “Working with the 18%”
Taking time
On business trips I always make sure to get some downtime to decompress and find inspiration. Emails can wait! This week I was in London and, through pure serendipity, found out about a free exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery — a selection of Moleskine notebooks used by artists from around the world. Fabulous! Also, IContinue reading “Taking time”
Downsizing
Pip and I are downsizing. The house is too big. The kids have flown the nest. The cat, who saw them grow up, has died. Life has moved on, and we decided to sell up. In a few weeks’ time, our house will be home to a new family. We are moving only a fewContinue reading “Downsizing”
Giving solutions space to emerge by themselves
I spent this week working with 8 leaders and changemakers in Warwickshire. 9 chairs, 1 flip chart, 0 slides. Purely experiential. Because in a complex world there are no clear-cut solutions. We practiced slowing down, noticing, using feelings as data, giving feedback, coaching each other, and being present in a client-centred way. When you enableContinue reading “Giving solutions space to emerge by themselves”
Learning from different occupations
Do you ever look at people in other professions and feel inspired by how they work? I often do. Especially occupations that are very different from my own – more physical, more artistic, or just completely unrelated. Seeing how different people approach different roles makes me wonder what universal lessons we can learn that areContinue reading “Learning from different occupations”
True Horizon Coaching 