10 Coaching superpowers for leading teams!

Hi, we’re Helen Zink and Dr Cathryn Lloyd. We work closely with leaders and teams, and we know leaders face an array of challenges. Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing 10 coaching superpowers for leaders to experiment with.

We’ve broken them down into two categories:

5 Mindset superpowers: How you think and show up.

5 Behavioural superpowers: What you do, your actions.

These superpowers often blend together, but it all starts with self-awareness.

Superpower 1: self-awareness

Self-awareness is the foundation that powers all other superpowers. It’s about understanding who you are, what drives you, and recognising your triggers. It’s the ability to pause and respond thoughtfully, rather than reacting automatically.

Without it, you risk making poor decisions, missing your blind spots, or damaging relationships. The consequences? Strained team dynamics with too many assumptions leading to unrecognised biases.

A few ways to build self-awareness:

Journaling: Reflect on your thoughts and actions.

Mindfulness: Breathing, meditation, being in nature are just a few ideas 

Feedback: Ask others for their perspective.

Practical tip

At the end of your next team meeting, ask:

What went well?

What could we improve?

Then spend 5 minutes asking yourself the same:

What did I do well?

What could I work on?

Small reflections like this help you become a more grounded and thoughtful leader. Stay tuned as we share more coaching superpowers. 

We’d love to hear how you are experimenting and applying these ideas.

#Coaching #Teamcoaching #Leaders #SelfAwareness

Image: Cathryn Lloyd

How aligned are your planets?

This is the view from my coach the last few evenings. (My balcony actually – I did have to stand up!) I can’t say I’m particularly into astronomy, but the current planet line-up is intriguing. 

What I am into is the universe telling us things – or giving us signs. The trick is having enough space to see or notice.

Are you and your team seeing or noticing what’s around you? How aligned are your planets?  Sometimes making space to see what around you means breaking ingrained habits of rush-rush-rush, deliver-deliver-deliver and short-term focus. Breaking habits like these is hard.

If you, or your team, would benefit from space, please get in touch www.growtobe.co.nz.

Perhaps this is a sign from the universe?

Power of the opposite perspective!

A few days ago, I was standing on a mountain (volcano actually) looking at another 150km away. I remembered I did the exact opposite a few years ago. 

Have you ever looked at something from the opposite perspective intentionally? Sometimes I do that – in a discussion I take a different view from others (not necessarily my personal view) just to see what happens. Taking different perspectives (in a non- confrontational way) is powerful. It creates new ideas, generates options and highlight risks. Try it! Again, emphasis on the non-confrontational approach.

If you or your team would like to give it a try, please get in touch. I’d got several tools in my toolbox we could try out.