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careers coaching

Coaching: From Data to Insight

One of the biggest shifts in my coaching practice, including my own reflective practice, has come from thinking less like a coach… and more like an insight strategist. In strategic communications, we often distinguish between three things: I’ve realised the same distinction applies remarkably well to coaching. Most of us are collecting huge amounts of […]

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careers wellbeing

Overcoming Perfectionism: Embrace Progress Instead

Are you a perfectionist? Here are some top tips on how to unhook and reframe you thinking, embracing progress over perfectionism.

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careers goals leadership learning

Strategic Planning for Alignment: Tools to Inspire Reflection and Collective Action

When we think about strategic planning, it’s easy to picture boardrooms, spreadsheets, and long-term forecasts. But at its heart, strategy is about people – their aspirations, their shared purpose, and the steps they take together to create meaningful outcomes. The tools we choose can either feel rigid and transactional or become catalysts for connection and […]

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careers goals learning productivity wellbeing

Reassessing Progress: The Blind Spots in Our Success

I’d just pulled into the supermarket car park, taking a sharp turn into a space—one of those quick, confident moves you make when you’re in a bit of a rush. I aligned my car with the one beside me, using the wing mirrors as my reference point. I judged it pretty well, I thought. Parked. […]

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careers

Signs You’re Ready for Career Reinvention

I’ve reinvented my career more than once over my professional life. Each shift came with some fear – but also a pull I couldn’t ignore. Looking back, there were always signs that a change was coming. Even if it was external events that sometimes prompted the timing, I was in the right frame of mind […]