Tag Archives: resilience

BIG CHANGES: where are you on the curve?

Posted on November 26, 2012 by kikimaurey

Over the past year, like a lot of people I meet, I’ve been faced with the prospect of coping with a significant change in my life. You may have noticed it too, the amount of relationship break-ups going on, people … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Planning, Critical Thinking Skills, Positive thinking, Resilience, Taking control, Tips for Coaches | Tagged acceptance, bereavement, change management, colleagues, grief, heart pain, human responses, reconciliation, resilience, teams, the transition curve, transition | Leave a comment

One Precious Life – but many career moves!

Posted on July 31, 2012 by kikimaurey

Life was so simple when I was growing up, one’s ‘life’ (aka career) chances were mostly determined by whether you passed your 11 Plus exam and whether you were fortunate enough to go to a grammar school. If you got … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Planning, Critical Thinking Skills, Positive thinking, Taking control | Tagged authentic, career, careers advice, Chris Sullivan, communicate, HBR, inspiring, leadership, narrative, RBS, resilience, The Old Testament, uncertainty, vision | Leave a comment

My Brain Chimp’s called Brian, what’s yours called?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by kikimaurey

I’m about to read a book I suspect will change my life, and also for my coaching practice. Every so often, a particular theme seems to emerge from the dozens of sessions I facilitate every month with people from very … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Thinking Skills, Positive thinking, Power Coaching, Resilience, Taking control | Tagged brain, Brain Chimp, brain elements, coaching, Dr Steve Peters, negative emotions, resilience, stress, success | Leave a comment

‘Socialising’ your business plan

Posted on December 27, 2011 by kikimaurey

Some of my coaching clients own their own ‘small’ businesses – in a range between between £1.5m – £10m turnover – so it was with interest that I recently listened to Jon Howe, a regional banker from Santander speak about … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Brilliance, Critical Thinking Skills, Women in Business | Tagged bank, banking facilities, business plan, business processes, customers, dialogue, high growth, inauthentic, journey, market opportunity, market share, resilience, socialise, suppliers | Leave a comment

Do you have the ‘Bounce-Back’ factor?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by kikimaurey

So many of the people I coach and support in many varied ways are dealing with what feels like unusually demanding things happening in their lives. Much of this is related to present economic conditions – whether on the job … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Thinking Skills, Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Positive thinking, Resilience, Taking control | Tagged antidote, bounce-back factor, coping strategies, emotional intelligence, negative self-talk, perspective, resilience, self-image, soft skills, thinking skills | Leave a comment