In the autumn of 2019, I was ‘reckoning’ with myself as I approached the threshold of my 60th birthday. It seemed to be a significant time, calling for new rhythms in the later stages of a working life. This led me to reappraise my identity and work, using the autumn season and the metaphor of […]
In my previous post, I wrote about my journey into dedicated followership of both Leadership Embodiment (LE) practices and their founder, Wendy Palmer. Nailing my colours to a mast doesn’t come easily to me – yet of all the leadership resources I’ve come across in 25 years of executive coaching, I’ve found LE to be
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The morning after storm Corrie passed through, my neighbour went out for a run to examine the impact. Her verdict? Carnage. She’d used a similarly potent word after storm Arwen but on my usual walks after that weather event, I’d only been slightly hampered by occasionally having to clamber over or duck under a fallen
When coaching clients review our work, I ask them what is changing in: their perceptions, thinking and actions? their relationships and conversations? their impact in their system? The inquiry is deliberately wide-ranging. The purpose is to invite clients to take stock and to explore their evolution in the context of coaching, whilst taking into account