It is end of November, on what is called Black Friday, to be exact, and, for some, the beginning of the season of giving. While my inboxes are bulging with advertising for deals, I am trying to take a time-out from the bombardment and reflecting on my giving, or volunteering, done this year and still… Continue Reading The season of giving as a business coach and volunteer

Well, certainly not the type of strength typically associated with toxic masculinity, requiring leaders to show strength at all costs and in all situations. This often involves taking all responsibility away from employees, infantilising them and avoiding openly sharing their authentic selves. As a business coach, I frequently do coachings where leaders re-learn to connect… Continue [...]

As a business coach I work regularly with leaders who perceive themselves caught in a trap. This trap consists of having to choose between leading authentically, lead by their leadership values, and the style of leadership they see as being rewarded around them. In previous articles, I have touched on the following: Knowing your values… Continue Reading Freedom to lead [...]

The focus of much negative attention by some, it can be easy to lose sight of how integral diversity is to the human experience and work experience. The diversity wheel is a powerful and recognised model used to describe the many facets that influence humans. It helps us understand the different factors that shape our… Continue Reading Diversity wheel – the woke devil’s work [...]

We have talked about the Riemann-Thomann model before and it’s uses in terms of leadership. Today we’re going to look at why you should be careful with it, no matter how useful it is. Just a quick reminder for those who don’t have time to check the other article: it is a tool developed by… Continue Reading Critique of the Riemann-Thomann model