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Why Great Leaders Stop Being Right So Quickly conscious leadership effective communication emotional intelligence executive presence influence as a leader leadership blog leadership coaching leadership habits leadership timing speaking too soon leadership Sep 24, 2025

 

There’s a reflex most leaders carry—one they rarely question.

It’s the impulse to answer.
To solve.
To be right.

And often… they are right.

But here's the trap: when you're quick to speak, your vo...

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From Protection to Performance: Why EQ Beats Traditional Leadership Training agility emotional intelligence eq development executive coaching future of work leadership coaching leadership development leadership effectiveness leadership strategy resilience self-awareness team performance workplace performance Sep 16, 2025

The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report shows a clear trend: employers expect the biggest growth in demand for cognitive and self-management skills like resilience, agility, and self-awarenes...

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What “Sorry” Reveals About Your Team’s Culture accountability in teams emotional intelligence executive coaching high performing teams leadership coaching leadership development leadership habits team communication team performance workplace culture Sep 09, 2025

In a recent post, I shared that you can learn more about a team’s performance by observing it than you ever could through surveys or reports.

Here’s a simple example: listen to how a team uses the wo...

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Why Coaching Shouldn’t Be Treated Like Taking a Taxi coaching relationship decision making under pressure emotional intelligence executive coaching leadership coaching leadership development long term coaching performance coaching senior leaders trusted advisor Sep 08, 2025

Many leaders I work with have been coached before.

When I ask, “Have you been coached before?” the most common response is:
“Oh yes, I’ve had various coaches before.”

But what I notice is that many o...

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Lead with the Brain in Mind: The Leadership Advantage Most Ignore behaviour change brain limitations conscious leadership emotional intelligence executive coaching leadership coaching leadership habits neuroscience and leadership team performance workplace performance Sep 07, 2025

 

Most people accept that the human brain has natural limits. But here’s the surprising truth: very few can name what those limits are—or explain how they quietly shape our day-to-day behaviour.

For...

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The Forgotten Innovation Lesson Every Leader Needs to Hear emotional intelligence empowering teams executive coaching innovation leadership leadership coaching leadership habits problem solving team performance workplace culture Sep 05, 2025

Long before Google existed, there was The Daily Telegraph’s Information Bureau.

Set up in 1948, it was staffed by a team of highly educated women who could track down anything—facts, statistics, hist...

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Are You Leading Through Someone Else’s Fear? behaviour change conscious leadership emotional intelligence executive coaching inherited fear leadership coaching leadership habits leadership under pressure mindset patterns risk tolerance Sep 04, 2025

We all carry stories that shape how we lead.

Some of those stories we’ve chosen. But others?
They were passed down—quietly, and often without us noticing.

You’ve probably heard the phrase:

“We inh...

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Why Just Showing Up Isn’t Enough: The Leadership Lesson I Learned from Walking My Dogs emotional intelligence eq for leaders executive coaching leadership coaching leadership development leadership habits leadership presence performance coaching team engagement trust and performance Sep 03, 2025

When I coach leaders, one of the most common blind spots I see is the assumption that presence is enough. That being in the room, sending the email, attending the meeting, or showing up on the call me...

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Why Most Leadership Offsites Don’t Work — And What To Do Instead effective leadership retreats emotional intelligence in leadership teams executive offsite ideas how to build trust in leadership leadership coaching leadership development leadership offsite planning team alignment strategies why offsites fail Aug 28, 2025

Based on what clients tell me, most leadership offsites don’t just miss the mark — they leave people more drained than developed.

They’re not failing by a little. They’re failing by a lot.

Leaders c...

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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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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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