Lead at your best
by Joanna Barsh and Johanne Lavoie, McKinsey This article sets out five simple exercises can help you recognise, and start to shift, the mindsets that limit your potential as a…
Suggested Reading
Here's a reading list (books and other stuff), relevant to Purposeful Lives please add to it via the 'leave a reply' function below: Build your own Rainbow – a…
Gifts and Talents
Do you maximise your unique gifts, talents and key capabilities? When I work with individuals and groups I am often asked why I decided to specialise in leadership and other…
Journey with your map
Journeying with your map of your Purposeful Life Time flies by Imagine yourself at the end of August. The summer is nearly over. Where have the first 8 months of…
Why Does Time Matter
Why does time matter? "Time goes you say? Ah, no! Alas - time stays, we go" Henry Austin Dobson Most of us have an ambiguous relationship with time. In our…
Manager as Coach or Mentor
THE MANAGER AS COACH OR MENTOR Coaching and being coached are essential activities for 21st century business leaders and managers. In an environment of uncertainty, intense competition and globalisation of…
Unlocking Discretionary Effort
Doing more or differently with less is an ongoing challenge for leaders and managers. Coaching them to unlock, or tap into, discretionary effort from their teams can be helpful and…
Encourage Leaders and Managers to Look Forward
Leaders and managers need to to look forward as well as pay attention to the current situation. Coaching which is focused on the future and the journey forward is always…
Building Networking Capability
"We could really increase our competitive advantage if we could exchange valuable information freely throughout our organisation" Reasons networks are important In all areas of organisational activity, achieving exceptional results…