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Using the F-Word at Work

As a leader how often does the F word enter your thoughts or your vocabulary? Whether it is in your thinking or language, to use the F word takes courage. Great leaders show empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. The F word great leaders use is ‘Feelings’. If you bring your authentic self to …

Career Breaks Are Good For Business

By Catherine Medhurst, First published on June 11, 2019   A career break doesn’t mean a career break-up.  The courage to step off the career treadmill can be an incredibly valuable and rewarding experience. The opportunity to re-energise, relax and focus on something different may even lead to better performance in the longer term.  The proactive approach …

Performance Culture: By Design or Default

By Catherine Medhurst, First published on June 27, 2019 How would you describe your performance culture? Is it a culture by design or default?  A leader I am working with spoke to me about an employee who isn’t meeting performance expectations. The employee has reported to my counterpart for the last 12-months. Over this time …

Chelsea Pottenger!

Yesterday I attended a webinar by CHELSEA POTTENGER and it reminded me of the importance of practising gratitude. Today in a coaching session, the topic came up again. It sounds like a good time to re-share my 3 steps to practising gratitude. Practising Gratitude is more than just thinking positive. It is about choosing to …