Earlier this year I was once again asked to join the team at Beyond Consultants and deliver on the NHS England Personal Development Coaching Programme. This year over 300 GPs across England were given the chance to work with a coach providing them with an opportunity to pause, reflect, make changes and take action that would support them in their…
Good leaders may have many or all of these qualities: Manages conflict and crises with ease Takes charge and assumes responsibility Has excellent organisational skills Creates a positive work environment Gives constructive feedback Rewards good performance The list could go on and on … But leadership isn’t about the leader. It’s not just a job title. Leadership is something you…
Resilience is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties” and “the ability of an object to spring back into shape”. Resilience is not just a word to describe objects, it can be used to describe people too. Boosting resilience is one of the most common focus points of my coaching sessions. Women come…
Rise and Shine If you are not already an early bird, get up 30 minutes earlier to fit in some “you” time before work. Some of the women I coach enjoy doing yoga or a mindfulness exercise for ten minutes. I like to have a cup of Earl Grey tea and catch the BBC Breakfast before I step out the…
The importance of looking after our own well-being has been a prominent topic of late. And so it should be. I believe that taking care of ourselves should be a necessity and not a luxury. Those of you who have read my book, Suddenly Single, will know that the most important relationship we have in life with ourselves. Over the…
