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The Elephant in the Room: Unlocking the Brain’s Hidden Power behaviour change brain-based coaching emotional intelligence eq training executive coaching high-performing teams leadership coaching leadership development leadership impact mindset shift practical eq tools resilience retrain your brain self-awareness team performance Jul 22, 2025

 After more than 20,000 hours of coaching leaders and teams, one thing is clear: what holds most people back isn’t skill or will. It’s how the brain is wired to protect us.

That’s exactly why I creat...

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Coaching Isn’t Magic. It’s Brain Science. behaviour change brain coaching emotional intelligence leadership development limiting beliefs mindset personal growth self-awareness transformation Jul 08, 2025

 

Coaching can change lives.

Sometimes that change is quiet. Sometimes it’s big. Either way, it’s not magic. It’s not fluff. And it’s definitely not some kind of mysterious voodoo. It’s based on som...

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What an Oil Rig Taught Us About Emotional Intelligence behaviour change culture change emotional intelligence eq in leadership executive coaching high-performing teams leadership organisational development psychological safety safety and performance shell ursa case study team performance trust at work vulnerability in leadership workplace culture Jun 06, 2025

And Why It Should Matter to Every Leader

If you could improve a core performance metric by 84%, would you?

That’s exactly what happened on one of Shell’s most ambitious oil platforms. And the way th...

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James Rees

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