Recently I spent a fascinating morning with Kirsty Kavanagh, out at her offices in BarkPark Dubai in Al Awir, to talk to her about how she moved from Human Resources to managing a pet import and export business here in the UAE.
Her story shows how finding meaning and purpose in life, together with perseverance and self-belief can allow you to come back from a professional knock back. Her story can be found here:
Some of the questions I was asked recently at a networking meeting were: What happens when I book an exploratory call with a coach? Will I be sold to? Is there a minimum number of sessions I need to book? Is it like therapy where once you start,...
It’s not because I am lazy, but as a Coaching Psychologist, I know that they are statistically likely to fail within a few weeks. Statistics on this vary from 8% success to around 50% success, however the data collection is varied in its accuracy and...
Working with your strengths and encouraging clients to identify and utilise their strengths well lies at the heart of positive psychology coaching. The last two years have been tough years for most people, and I have felt my personal resilience slip a little as...
Looking through the blog posts on my website and you may be forgiven for thinking i took time out. In a way that was true. The website i had created several years ago had been allowed to go to seed... a lack of updates and a complete focus on firstly completing my...
Humility: How much does it feature in your leadership practice? If I was to ask you what you thought the key leadership strengths are for our current and post-pandemic world are, I don’t suppose humility would feature very highly. If I was to say that it was a key...
Some of the questions I...
It’s not because I am...
Humility: How much does...