Heather here! In the ever-evolving business landscape, leaders must continuously adapt to change and embrace new perspectives to drive success. In recent years, you’ve led through economic crises, the global pandemic, changing work patterns, technological leaps, diversified expectations from the workforce…there’s no time for paradigms to embed any more, is there? Paradigms are our deeply held worldviews, developed from early years and so familiar to us that we can struggle to even recognise they exist. And that’s why they can ...

Have you ever wondered how people can be so stupid that they can’t see the obvious? Do you sometimes think you’re the only sane person in the room? Or maybe you feel like a misfit because everyone else seems to see something that you just don’t? Chances are, it’s your PARADIGMS that are to blame. How much are your paradigms distorting your leadership, holding back your career and undermining your results. Most likely way more than you realise. A paradigm ...

Right, you’ve got the message, I know! The meta-skill that will underpin every one of your achievements in 2024 is confidence. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve shared 10 key confidence-building strategies with you so that you can get ahead of the game right away. The thing is, despite the importance of confidence to every aspect of your success, there’s a big challenge to you taking your confidence seriously and making it a priority for personal growth and development. ...

In this week’s email, I’m sharing strategies 6 – 10 in my series on how to Master Confidence. As you move forward with your goals and plans for 2024, it’s one proven game-changer for your success as a senior leader. It’s the one thing that you MUST include in your plans this year because it underpins everything else you will do. I’m confident saying this because, in my 25 years of coaching outstanding leaders, I’ve found that confidence is the ...

End of the first full working week in 2024. Yikes!!! Only 51 more to go 😊. With the clock already counting down, how are you getting on with your goals for 2024? I hope you’re powering through them and still feeling fired up for the year ahead. But, even at this early point in 2024, you know there’ll be tough times. No year flows smoothly and there’ll be days when it all seems a bit of a struggle. That’s why, ...

What’s your personal memories of the Covid lockdowns? For all there are many shared memories – the masks, the uncertainty, the call to protect the NHS – we’ll also have our moments that are unique to us. It’s silence for me. One evening in particular. My husband had taken our dogs out for their pre-bedtime walk. When he came back, he called me to come out to….listen to the silence. I live in the country and evenings are usually quiet. ...