Silence is golden - isn’t it?
In coaching sessions , clients often say to me “ I really wish I’d spoken up in that meeting” ( more than I hear them say ‘I wish I hadn’t spoken up!’ ). To say something or remain silent, is often a decision ‘in the moment’- leading to long musings after the event on 'when do I feel I can speak up’, and ‘when does it just not feel safe?’...
Facing my Demons
Over time in 1-1 work some common themes emerge: issues which provide challenge for many at all stages of their careers, irrespective of age or experience. One of these themes is facing into challenges or ‘demons’ which others present or our own internal self-limiting beliefs i.e. different types of ‘demon’. These demons can disable us from operating effectively and with confidence...
Finding Your Voice: How to Speak with Confidence and Clarity
Have you ever opened your mouth to speak in a meeting, during a presentation, or while delivering a speech, only to be met with a squeak, rasp, whisper, or worse, silence? You might have found yourself asking, “Where has my voice gone?”
The Powerful Gift of Quiet Candour
All of us live, like it or not, amid swirling currents of ambiguity. As we strive to understand and act as our truer selves. As we operate and try to add value in our work and organisations...
Why is your voice important?
I’ve been reflecting on life and work lately – I’ve had more time to think than I had before, and I am enjoying (mostly) trying to make sense of my relationship with work and a career in health and care and leadership...
Finding my Voice - Building my Confidence
We believe that for anyone looking to build confidence and find their voice, there will be something that resonates or helps unlock an aspect of oneself to benefit one’s own life and as importantly, those around us...
Career Coaching in Business – ensuring it’s worth the investment
We all know that the primary reason people leave organisations is not the organisation itself, but the people they report to…
Amidst Planetary Crises how to approach career development?
I started creating this blog a few weeks ago when I was invited to the latest European Climate Reality Project gathering in Rome…
Is Retirement a Dirty Word?
Do you avoid thinking about retirement? How much are you integrating work into your life for the long term? Has career thinking lost its meaning, becoming more about just doing what you do?
Self-Directed Career Choices – Finding your motivational patterns
The idea behind this series of blogs was not to create a how to do it (if you thought it was, its likely you’ll be disappointed by now!) rather to find possibilities that fit for you…
Career Development – perhaps not step-by-step
Whilst traditional career development often focuses on tangible steps like education, self-assessment, planning, and skill-building, and an order to doing it, this step-by-step approach models a way of thinking and working that suggests a beginning, middle and end…
Navigating the paths of career development
Navigating the paths of career development is akin to embarking on a journey through a dense forest, where each trail represents opportunities, challenges, and growth,…
Career Context, Options and Possibilities
Context shapes everything.
Context provides the the framework within which we make decisions, set goals, and navigate our work and life paths…
Future of my work – career development
In this Insight series we explore approaches to influencing career development. We all wonder ‘how do I achieve….?’, ‘what’s next for me?’, ‘how can I influence what’s happening for me?’…
All about burnout
BURNOUT - What is it? How can we recognise it? What can we do to help? Transcript of a short film with Oasis Associate Jane Bytheway.
Beyond Burnout: Nurturing a Resilient Society
In the throes of a burnout crisis, society finds itself at a crossroads, grappling with the urgent need for change.
Job Redesign and Burnout – an individual and organisational response
In our last blog we mentioned job redesign – we’ve been asked to say a little more.
What can every Organisation do about Burnout?
Here's a concise overview of strategies an organisation can employ to foster a healthier work environment and mitigate burnout.
Burnout - What can I do?
Burnout and the feelings and thoughts that often indicate burnout, can feel deeply shameful and with a sense of loneliness.
The Energetic Perspective on Burnout: Navigating the Abyss of Exhaustion
At its core, burnout is an energy crisis. Picture your energy as a finite resource, a delicate balance between what you give and what you receive…