coaching for clarity and courage
It turns out there are actually three kinds of empathy, and they all have different effects on the way you interact with people. Cognitive empathy is the understanding of how other people think. You are able to genuinely comprehend the […]
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How to Apologize. I particularly like how the narrator uses her own mistake as an example. Ten questions to get to know your new direct reports better. Asking direct questions in the workplace is surprisingly powerful. The Two Hour Rule. I see […]
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Being brave is dangerous. Sometimes the danger is imaginary, or you’ve made a major fear out of something minor. Sometimes the danger is financial or reputational, like starting a new venture. And sometimes the danger is literal and physical. Sometimes, […]
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This is a guest post from Dr Naomi Johnstone, who is currently working in Afghanistan for Norwegian Refugee Council. We all know that getting enough sleep, eating well and exercising regularly are important for our wellbeing – albeit not particularly […]
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Rojava is a region in Northern Syria under Kurdish control and governed according to the ideas of Abdullah Öcalan, a Kurdish nationalist leader who believes that “a country can’t be free unless the women are free.” His belief in women’s […]
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I’m not usually one for inspirational poets, or the daughters of famous men, or for that matter, poetry slams. But I was reminded today of just how much I love to listen to Thuli Zuma on stage. Two of my […]
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1) Being brave isn’t about knowing the right thing to do. All of us, almost always, know what the right thing us. Being brave is making yourself act on that right thing you’ve identified. 2) Being brave gets easier the more […]
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Coaching is useful when: You have a problem you’ve been mulling over You have a decision to make You’re unhappy or discontented in your career or life and don’t quite know why You are trying to make a change in […]
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Syria has dissolved into a nightmare we are nearly powerless to help, and the US elected a racist, rapist, reality-star in an effort to return to an imaginary past. The link between these two appears the failure of Westphalian sovereignty as […]
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1) I once held a focus group with women in rural Tajikistan, to learn about the increasing hunger and food insecurity. The women told terrible, desperate stories, of burning fruit trees for warmth and watching their kitchen gardens wash away in […]
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A few years back, I wrote a newsletter and I loved it. It was dedicated entirely to helping people find and keep jobs in the international development sector. It was priced affordably so I knew that no one would be […]
In my coaching practice, I get a lot of versions of this question: how do I talk about something unpleasant without upsetting the person I’m talking to? The answer: you can’t. There is no perfect language that will make a […]