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The world needs more mentors: YOU

If you are taking the time to read this post, I believe you would make a great mentor. My question is: do you believe it too? I recently ran a couple of mentor training workshops for Women+ in Geospatial, a global professional network with thousands of members. They have the largest mentoring programme I know.Continue reading “The world needs more mentors: YOU”

Feeling seen as part of a community

Thank you to the anonymous person(s) who nominated me for the GEO100 award announced today. I feel very touched ❤️ You know who you are, even if I don’t! I love working with people and today’s award is a reminder of how strong the geospatial community is. Paradoxically, the recognition means a lot to meContinue reading “Feeling seen as part of a community”

Training your people to become internal coaches

Would you rather train your own staff to become coaches, or hire external coaches for your organisation? As I’m travelling north to deliver coach training workshops in Newcastle and Nottingham, I recall another coach trainer recently telling me that she has noticed a trend: more organisations are sending their own staff to be trained asContinue reading “Training your people to become internal coaches”

Coaching in the age of AI

I was recently at Panasonic Europe with fellow executive coaches for a day of learning, including a mindbending talk by Head of AI, Margarita Lindahl. What came out strongly for me was the need for human intelligence in the age of AI. As Margaritha said herself: “As AI accelerates execution, leadership must elevate thinking.” AIContinue reading “Coaching in the age of AI”

Helping a team rebuild the habit of listening

This week I was in London to run a team coaching workshop for the senior leadership of a 350-year-old institution. The brief: help the team understand how they could communicate and collaborate better with each other – in one day. After a period of significant change, this team of passionate and well-intentioned leaders had begunContinue reading “Helping a team rebuild the habit of listening”

Heading into autumn

“Summer’s gone, winter’s in your eyes” – See the Lights, by Simple Minds. I have various team engagements coming up this autumn but if you are a sole leader looking for a fellow traveller I still have a few slots available for individual coaching. Contact me.

On enabling breakthroughs

This week I was privileged to deliver a two-day “impact” workshop for the Geomatics team at Shell Centre in London. It’s easy enough to design a workshop where everyone has a bit of fun. But this team demonstrated the courage and commitment to go further. We surfaced the team’s strengths, values and aspirations. We coachedContinue reading “On enabling breakthroughs”

On boundaries

Yesterday I had a great day at the British Racing School near Cambridge where I was invited to contribute to a coaching seminar with medical doctors. As ever it was an exercise in mutual learning. With my geospatial background I offered the fractal nature and fuzziness of the British coastline as a metaphor for boundariesContinue reading “On boundaries”

Celebrating a milestone as coaching supervisor

This morning I’m celebrating my final Level 7 coursework submission in Coaching Supervision with the Academy of Leadership & Management. A great milestone after working as a coaching supervisor for 18 months… yet the learning never ends 🌳

Zen and the art of saving the planet

I am loving this book, which offers a more human path to a sustainable world. Zen wisdom provides a clear case for client-centred leadership and coaching skills for everyone. The book cites the example of Christina Figueres, the diplomat who architected the 2015 Paris Agreement. Getting buy-in from 200 nations seemed impossible. But as anContinue reading “Zen and the art of saving the planet”