Kristen Walker – brilliant career coach, co-founder of highly successful business , Clarity on Fire, and all-round excellent person – interviews me on my specialist subject – navigating change and uncertainty . In the interview we discuss, amongst other things,
Effective listening is at the heart of effective business – giving us data, insights and loyalty we’d otherwise lose. How do we listen better to unlock value? Image: Mohammad Metri on Unsplash As a business coach, a lot of my job is to
Long term success with your own business requires both perseverance and flexibility. How do you stick to your guns while being able to change your weapons when necessary? Life as a founder or business owner often requires you to embrace
Getting the work is part of the work. How do you keep up the momentum and keep selling in what can be a dispiriting process? Founders, entrepreneurs and small business owners come in all shapes and sizes but, ultimately, they
No one can keep going long term as a lone-ranger. We all need people who keep us going and help us keep our business growing. But who are your people and where do you find them? We’ve thought elsewhere about
Don’t know where to start with an idea, project, business or plan? That’s all the more reason to get going! The world is full of people with good or interesting ideas. What separates those who develop those ideas from those
There’s nothing mystical about effective business coaching – just a purposeful partnership bringing about powerful progress. A great joy of life as as a business and strategy coach is seeing people make significant strides in their professional lives and approach
The answer is almost certainly not what you’d expect… The simple answer is no-one. No-one needs coaching. In fact, when people hear about what I do and tell me about a difficult colleague, tricky employee or delusional boss who “could
Good coaching is far more about our ears than about our mouths. What makes listening such a rare, powerful tool in our quest to do better work? Listen up – I’m going to let you in on a trade secret.
