8 Things Coaching Can Do For You As You Start A Leadership Role
Why on earth have coaching at the start of a new job? I mean – is it really going to make that much difference? Good question. And it’s one I think is in the back of some people’s minds when I say what I do for a living. So I thought I’d take a moment […]
Say goodbye to the ‘good student’ for your new role
When I got promoted at GE, I was always excited. The prospect of a new role with its own distinctive challenges and rewards was enticing. It was satisfying to feel that my work was valued and my contribution had been recognised. There were always lots of opportunities in GE and it was great to be launching […]
Getting visible at work
In my recent survey you told me that you wanted to hear about how to be more visible at work so here we go! Let’s start with some background… I remember so well the day I learnt that visibility is more important than doing the job. I was in a Women’s Network session at GE […]
How to quieten new-job nerves
One of the issues that comes up the most for the women I coach who are moving into a new role is managing their nerves. That voice in your head that says: “Who are you to be doing this job? … You are going to make a mess of it… What if you are found […]
First 100 Days: ask the stupid questions
I was in a coaching session this morning with a woman starting a role in a new organisation soon and the topic of learning the language of the place came up. Was reminded about the golden time you have at the start of a new job to ask anything – even what might seem to be […]
Catching up with your new job title
You know how it goes… you get the dream job that feels like it’s been out there waiting for you all these years. Finally it is here. And it comes with a big fancy job title. You are the Global Director of ____, or the Head of Strategic _____. It is so exciting, you are fit […]
1 thing you must do to fast-track your first 100 days
Back in my corporate days, I remember a particular time when we got a new Divisional Manager. The one leaving was Alex, who was a larger-than-life character. He was passionate and extroverted. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which meant he could be quite fiery at times, but you always knew what he was thinking. The new […]
The more senior you become, the less feedback you get
Recently I have been reflecting on how much in my working life I have relied on other people’s positive feedback as a sign that I’m ‘good enough’. Now that I am a priest as well as a coach, and having to preach sermons – for which you sometimes get feedback afterwards and sometimes you don’t – […]
What got you here won’t get you there!
It’s very common before beginning a new role to imagine that you will largely continue to do what you were doing in your previous job with a few tweaks and that will be sufficient. It’s only once you start that you realise this is not the case! In a more senior role with new responsibilities, […]
What do you do when someone messes up?
Yesterday I had to do my first Facebook Live for Portsmouth Cathedral – I was leading a service of Evening Prayer from home. This is part of my curacy now that I am licensed to work at the cathedral. And it went majorly wrong! Firstly, despite practising beforehand, I discovered afterwards that I did not […]