Category Archives: Communication

Coaching: a magic bullet or a bullet full of magic?

I noticed the other day that I’m getting more requests from organisations wanting me to speak on the topic of coaching, including the experience of supporting senior people to better manage stress and organisational change. I’ve also started speaking on … Continue reading

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Mentoring Magic: can you pass it forward?

I was delighted recently to have an opportunity to design and deliver a 50 minute skills focus webinar for the women’s career development organisation, An Inspirational Journey. In this webinar, I explained in simple terms what I consider to be … Continue reading

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Are you more than MENSA material?

I’m feeling in a reflective mood today. I’ve been on the road recently talking a lot to people – some of whom fall into two categories: Firstly, those who are patently bright and highly technically competent but don’t put much … Continue reading

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Something as simple as JOY!

There’s something happening, not sure why but there’s a definite ‘something’ in the air. Could it be connected to a slight chink in our economic model of runaway consumption and fewer opportunities to ‘spend money we don’t have on stuff … Continue reading

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Have you lost your AIDA?

Over the past few months I’ve had a number of opportunities to work with folks interested in exploring how they can differentiate their business from other small or micro businesses offering ostensibly similar products and services. Many people consider this … Continue reading

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