by Alison Reid | Jan 16, 2023 | Leadership
What state are you in? I’ve been thinking about state, the phenomenon we often call “state of mind”. It’s interesting that we often talk about state in a negative sense. We describe someone who’s particularly agitated or anxious as being...
by Alison Reid | Oct 17, 2022 | Leadership
Lessons in curiosity from a naked hiker One day back in the summer, I was walking up a quiet path in nearby woodland, when I saw something that made me do a double-take. Coming along the path I was about to join was a naked man wearing nothing but a backpack. I was...
by Alison Reid | Sep 16, 2022 | Leadership
Care less I recently listened to a Desert Island Discs episode featuring the late Raymond Briggs, author and illustrator famous for The Snowman. One of his anecdotes in particular stuck with me. He said that a motivating concern for his mother, Ethel, was what the...
by Alison Reid | Sep 12, 2022 | Leadership
Success is…not keeping on top of everything Jack* approached me for coaching because he’d recently been promoted to Head of Operations and was feeling overwhelmed. He felt bombarded by demands from stakeholders and didn’t know how to navigate their...
by Alison Reid | Aug 30, 2022 | Leadership
The power of being intentional As August turns to September, I’m guessing you’re likely to be sitting in one of two camps. 1. Frazzled – you’ve been working like a trojan through the hot summer keeping on top of your own job as well as covering...
