Location, location, location part 4

Coming to you from somewhere near Waiuku (about an hour south of Auckland). I’m here on my fourth writing retreat… enjoying the power of silence…

I am hearing a lot from clients, colleges and friends recently that they are craving peace, slower pace, silence and downtime. We are much better at whatever we choose to do if we intentionally allow space. Our brains are amazingly powerful things, and sometimes all they need is some time to process. A college of mine said recently “from silence the answers will come”. I know my best ideas come when I am walking at the beach or sitting in a park… not when I am sitting at my desk jumping from meeting to meeting, with emails pinging and the phone ringing.

If you would like to talk more about how you and your team can build the power of silence into your lives, please get in touch. (Although I may not get back to you immediately, as I might be walking at the beach or sitting in a park 😊).

#silence#downtime#peace#coaching#teamcoaching

The power of peers!

I have been part of the same coach peer group for around 8 years now. Some of us have moved in and out, and some of us have taken a break for a while, yet most have stuck together all this time. It's a safe yet structured space, to share our personal, professional and client related learning and challenges. Today we talked about resilience - our own, and our clients, what it means for us personally and the implications on our work. We shared personal stories, client stories, tips and research material. Thank you so much to our special group Aenslee Tanner, Alyson Keller (PCC, ICF), Helene Deschamps PCC, Sabine Hillebrandt, Nicky Benson, Gigi Hui (and past peers as well). Love you guys!

And of course, this is not just a suggestion for coaches. I am confident in saying all leaders would benefit from regular, structured, small group discussions, to share personal, professional learnings and challenges. If you would like some advice on how to structure peer conversations, please get in touch with any of us - I am sure we would be happy to help.

#peerpower#learnfromeachother#peergroups

Real People!

And real post-it notes and flip charts and sharpies! My first face-to-face team coaching session today since July 2021. The shift from virtual back to face-to-face went very smoothly. So refreshing to read natural body language, use tangible tools, walk around a room, and not have technology anxiety. And long may it continue!

If you would like to re-ignite your team development with face-to-face sessions, with real people and post-it notes and flip charts and sharpies, please get in touch.

#teamcoaching#realpeople#facetoface