Turns out, I’m still carrying an internalised notion that being professional means being unstoppable. But I’m stoppable. We all are.

While your “work” and “life” drivers are fighting you choose “staying back to finish this advice and getting it to the client tonight” over “logging off, going home, and picking it back up in the morning”. You then feel bad, resentful and guilty for ignoring the part of you that wants you to go home. Or, you override that and choose to go home… but then can’t relax because you’re worried about the work still needing to be done

New role? Here’s why it’s better to feel some doubt rather than sail in thinking you already know it all.

When I was brand new to coaching, I hated making business development calls. Being forced to make them only made it worse. Here’s what worked instead.

My cousin shared his business philosophy – it’s in the title. Read on for more.

You know more than you think: here’s a technique for tapping into the wisdom that’s just below the surface.

A busy friend’s enjoyment of some straightforward work got us thinking about the benefits of simplicity.

Has the COVID experience helped us shake off the machine metaphor for work, and what might take its place?

If I don’t do this perfectly, I’m useless. Sound familiar? In this article I step you through a simple technique for teasing out this kind of thinking into something more useful.

Future you knows more than you may realise. Here’s a technique to help you tap into your own smarts and get past whatever is blocking you.

Next time you’re lying awake at 3 am with your brain fully committed to revisiting your every life fail and mortifying moment, try this instead

The dominant message we hear is that more, more, more is always better. It’s countercultural to say no – but if it frees up your time for what matters to you, then “no” can be your secret superpower.

If you’ve been at it successfully for 20+ years, chances are you know what you’re doing. So where does the doubt come from?

You think “difficult time; I’ll get back to normal soon”, your team thinks “bad leader”. Extreme weather threw plans for a recent weekend away into disarray, but we ended up being so kindly treated by so many people it was a very positive experience. The kind acts are what count, but they are often the first to go.

You’re a bad driver, but I was just distracted. You’re a bad leader, but I’ve just got a lot going on at the moment. Understanding the tendency to excuse ourselves while blaming others can help you be a better leader under pressure.

Most drivers think they are above average; so do most leaders. So who is creating all these toxic workplaces? Could it be… you?

Ever thrown every fact in the book at someone, but failed to budge them? Or conversely, how often have you sat firm in an opinion despite the best efforts of someone to convince you that you were wrong? It happens when people use facts to try and persuade – when emotions work much more convincingly.

To be more effective and confident in a big meeting or interview, ask yourself this one question.

If I offered to pay you $1,000,000 to sit in a meeting room for an hour each day for a week, could you find the time? I thought so. Time management isn’t only about time, it’s about purpose. Here’s 3 steps to help you clear some clutter from your schedule and make some space for what matters.

If you’ve ever turned down the music to concentrate on a tricky driving manouver, you know we’re not wired to do two things at once. Interruptions at work make deep focus impossible, yet multitasking is a myth and deep focus is essential to productivity. Here’s an easy tip to help you concentrate at work… and enjoy it.

There can be nuggets of gold in negative feedback but it can be hard to find them when we feel attacked. This week I’m sharing a handy “Is it this? Or this?” table to help you work through whether negative feedback is constructive or destructive.