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The One Thing That Quietly Kills Team Performance blind spots conscious leadership effective communication emotional intelligence eq executive coaching high-performing teams leadership leadership development leadership growth leadership habits mindset shift reactive habits self-awareness team performance Aug 04, 2025

It's not laziness.
It’s not bad intentions.
And it’s definitely not a lack of effort.

The real issue?
Blind spots.

I was reminded of this again last week while working with a brilliant leadership team ...

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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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Why You're So Stressed — Even When Nothing’s Wrong burnout emotional intelligence executive coaching leadership coaching resilience self awareness stress management Jun 05, 2025

 

Ever feel exhausted or anxious, but you can’t explain why? You’re not alone. The truth is, we weren’t built for the pace or pressure of modern life.

Your Brain Is Doing Its Job — Just Not for This...

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When Emotion Distorts Leadership: What Most Leaders Miss clarityinleadership emotional intelligence leadership skills leadershipdevelopment selfawareness May 09, 2025

 

Leadership isn’t hard because you lack skill.
It’s hard because your thinking may not be as clear as you believe.

Consider the image of dye dispersing through clear water.
The change is immediate an...

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From Awareness to Impact: How Emotional Intelligence Transforms Teams emotional intelligence emotional intelligence training eq for teams Apr 16, 2025

 

When teams first explore emotional intelligence, the conversation often starts with self-awareness.

But the real transformation begins when that awareness turns into action—when team members begin...

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The Leadership Equation: Balancing IQ and EQ in the Storms emotional intelligence emotional intelligence training empathy in leadership eq high-performing teams iq leadership skills Mar 14, 2025

In teams and organisations, the size of the “IQ pond” determines our ability to tackle complex challenges. If it’s too small, we struggle. But filling the pond is relatively straightforward—we can hir...

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5 Mistruths About Emotional Intelligence (EQ) #collaboration emotional intelligence emotional intelligence training empathy in leadership eq training high-performing teams leadership skills Mar 10, 2025

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is one of the most talked-about leadership skills, yet it’s also one of the most misunderstood and undervalued.

If I owned a company, EQ training would be my top priority ...

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When Leaders Lose the Dressing Room: The Hidden Cost of Low EQ emotional intelligence empathy in leadership high-performing teams leadership skills Mar 04, 2025

When we talk about “losing the dressing room,” our minds often jump to sports coaches who have lost the trust of their teams. But this isn’t just a problem in athletics; it’s something that can happen...

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The Hidden Forces Shaping Your Perception (and How Leaders Can Overcome Them) #highperformingteams #teamsuccess #workplaceculture emotional intelligence Mar 03, 2025

You Don’t See Reality—You See What Your Brain Allows 

Cognitive science reveals that perception isn’t purely objective. Your limbic system—the brain’s emotional centre—filters information before it e...

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The Science of Resilience: How to Bounce Back Stronger adaptability emotional intelligence high performance high-performing teams leadership skills resilience team development team success Feb 24, 2025

Resilience is often misunderstood. Many think it’s about sheer toughness—pushing through stress without flinching. But science tells us a different story. Resilience isn’t about avoiding stress; it’s ...

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