About me...

Image by Steve Marshall

Image by Steve Marshall

I am a seasoned executive coach and coach supervisor and am committed to creating breathing spaces in working lives. All my work is shaped by a profound interest in embodying dialogue practices to support conversations that are rich, thought-provoking and productive.

I live in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. It’s a wild and beautiful landscape in which I love to walk – sometimes with clients – and enjoy time and space for creative reflection.

I’m also a writer – I’ve published two books and am working on a third. I also post articles on this site and occasionally elsewhere, such as on LinkedIn.

Activities...

Material world

I am a seasoned executive coach and coach supervisor committed to creating breathing spaces in working lives. For more than twenty years I’ve engaged in leadership development work under the trading name of Originate.

Find out more about my work in the material world…

Writing

I am also a writer, attempting to find words that invite readers to reflect on how we each perceive the world, what we pay attention to and how this shapes our experiences of life and work.

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Thin places

Holy Isle

Recently, those who want to work at the boundary between their spiritual practice and their worldly activities are seeking me out, prompting me to consider how I might work in this space.

Find out more about my work in thin places…

Most recent post...

Care for the caretaker
04 September 2023
Recent conversations with fellow coaches have reminded me of a 1-page handout from my time in a team that trained bereavement counsellors. Headed Care for the Caretaker, it listed ways in which those who offer to support to others can support themselves. It began with ‘be gentle with yourself’ and ended with ‘laugh and play!’ In revisiting it, I’m surprised by how much of it I’ve internalised – it...
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