by Alison Reid | Nov 27, 2020 | Leadership
Decide to choose The other day, I watched a talk by Peter Baines, a former forensic specialist and founder of charity Hands Across the Water, a charity set up to help children in Thailand who lost their families and homes as a result of the tsunami in 2004. One...
by Alison Reid | Nov 6, 2020 | Leadership
And breathe… Where is your breath right now? When I ask my coaching clients this, they’re often a bit perplexed. “My nose? My mouth? I’m not sure what you mean.” If you’re also a bit confused by my question, here’s another...
by Alison Reid | Oct 23, 2020 | Leadership
What sort of “ist” are you? In her latest book, Dare to Lead, Brene Brown talks about the Stockdale Paradox. Admiral Stockdale was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for 8 years. He was tortured more than 20 times, yet still helped other prisoners bear the...
by Alison Reid | Oct 7, 2020 | Leadership
Have the courage of your convictions Since they introduced clay courts at our tennis club, it’s much easier to make a line call. If you call the ball out and your opponent disagrees, you can actually go over to the spot where the ball landed and find the mark....
by Alison Reid | Sep 28, 2020 | Leadership
You are not alone When I run webinars, I ask participants at the end what their top takeaway was from the session – their golden nugget. When I’ve been talking about the challenges of dealing with negative thoughts and impostor syndrome, participants...
