Not being able to travel internationally during the pandemic meant that we had to figure out new ways of delivering the LAB Profile Practitioner training programme earlier this year. Here's how we went about it and what I learned...
Blog Category: Blog
[Article] How to be a better leader
There are common themes and questions about leadership development that affect businesses in all industry sectors. The one that always engages me the most is the development of Directors and Senior Managers.
[Video] Mind and Body
One of the principles of NLP states that the mind and the body are part of the same system. Or in other words - the mind and the body are one system. They're not separate from each other, they're not two different parts of oneself, they are actually just different expressions of oneself. So what does this mean in everyday life?
[Article] Remote Leadership
Remote leadership is about providing direction and guidance to people you can’t be with face-to-face. Is it different from any other kind of leadership? Not really, it just requires a different kind of awareness and a bit of creativity.
[Video] Who is coaching for?
Somebody asked me recently: "Who is coaching for?" What a great question! I know it would be easy to assume that coaching is something that's good for everybody else and not necessarily for yourself. So here are my thoughts on this...
[Article] Delayed gratification
Delayed gratification isn’t fashionable. We live in a world that encourages us to embrace the motto of ‘I want it all and I want it now’. Patient dedication to a long term outcome is under-valued by those who have never experienced it. And by some that have...
[Video] Time Management
I don't know about you but during the last 18 months I've had a lot more time just to be in my office rather than out and about, and because of that I've not really been under pressure to meet a lot of deadlines. So in recent months when things have started to get going again, I've actually had to start thinking about how I manage my time again...
[Article] Mental health – what does it mean?
Mental health is a hot topic. It’s no surprise that after 18 months of the pandemic many people are feeling the strain. Interestingly though, most of the talk in the media is about mental health problems. So, let’s look at the ‘symptoms’ of good mental health...
[Video] Success and Failure
Just recently I've been musing quite a bit on the whole subject of success and failure. Here's what I've been thinking...
[Video] Coming out of lockdown
A couple of weeks ago in the UK we had so-called "Freedom Day". This has raised a lot of questions because there are many areas now where it's about personal choice and discretion, and for many people this is proving quite hard...
[Article] Our favourite books on coaching
At one of our team meetings, I asked each person to tell us about their favourite books on coaching and I thought you might like to see the list...
[Article] How to deal with failure and disappointment
“In a good cause, there is no failure, only delayed success” George Bernard Shaw. How do you deal with failure and disappointment? What do you do when you’ve set your heart on something and it doesn’t work out? Here are some thoughts about how to handle the delays to your success.
