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Should you say no to ‘coming out of lockdown’ advice?
As coaches, we challenge the idea of needing advice! The philosophy of professional coaching is that clients set the agenda and make...
Shirley
Jul 4, 20202 min read
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Are Coach Supervisors Lifeguards?
If you're a professional coach then you'll know about coach supervision since regular supervision is recommended to deepen our practical...
Shirley
Jun 3, 20201 min read
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Coronavirus contemplation
How are you focusing on you right now? I'm a natural doer rather than a reflector but even I have had to slow down - I'm grateful for the...
Shirley
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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Climate change
In balance to my last blog about positive belief - "believe I can" - I feel the need for some less positive belief in recognition of the...
Shirley
Jan 29, 20202 min read
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Believe you can
I want people to believe they can strive for what they want in life with as much consistent effort they can muster. I want them to...
Shirley
Jan 10, 20202 min read
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Catching a tribe's mood...and philosophy?
I was amazed to have a LinkedIn post with over 5K views recently. Maybe it helped to have 3 hashtags (I'm learning), or using @ to link...
Shirley
Nov 28, 20191 min read
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Am I responsible? (Responsible Project Management -2)
I am already committed to the ICF code of ethics and the PMI code of ethics, so it felt easy to sign up to Responsible Project...
Shirley
Oct 3, 20192 min read
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Why I've removed 'goals' from my home page
Having a vibrant coaching discipline in the academic world means that there is constant review of relevant academic findings -...
Shirley
Sep 28, 20192 min read
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Coaching Supervision
The timing of my last personal coaching supervision session just happened to be perfect to explore an issue ready for the next day. It...
Shirley
Sep 2, 20192 min read
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What is my business purpose?
When I say I'm a professional coach or project manager, I may create the impression of being a freelancer. What might the difference be...
Shirley
Aug 18, 20191 min read
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Project Management
17 years ago I became a qualified project manager (PMP) after 'falling into' project management aeound 2000 as it emerged as the way to...
Shirley
Aug 17, 20192 min read
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Coaching vs Mentoring
Once again I find myself having to explain the difference between these two concepts when actually there can be very little difference in...
Shirley
Aug 15, 20191 min read
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Responsible Project Management
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Shirley
Jul 25, 20192 min read
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What are soft skills? (2019 update)
Image from Thompson S (2019) Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring Dissertation, Oxford Brookes University
Shirley
Jun 13, 20192 min read
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"Everyone is too busy to stand back and think"
Three times this week I'm been in conversation with people frustrated with the mad world of project work that is common in successful...
Shirley
Mar 8, 20192 min read
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Could 'robots' drive the need for improvement in human soft skills?
If you're worried by robots taking away our jobs, then this article you may find positive. As is typical of technology, some tasks will...
Shirley
Feb 6, 20191 min read
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Other people's emotions are theirs
I listened to a Toastmasters Contest speech on this topic last year.....very interesting! Unfortunately, our subconscious is not that...
Shirley
Jan 31, 20191 min read
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Hard vs Soft skills
If you're like me, you've been schooled in the scientific approach looking for hard black or white answers. Rational thinking looks for...
Shirley
Mar 25, 20181 min read
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Building trust with other people
Trust - a subconscious, subjective quality in any relationship that could be experienced differently by each party, is hard to explain...
Shirley
Nov 23, 20172 min read
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Motivation
No blog for 2 months! This makes me think of a great poster I once had of eagles and turkeys......the helpful reminder was something like...
Shirley
Sep 28, 20171 min read
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