Oct
19
I'm a real advocate of making changes to behaviour through the use of habits. They’re very small and take very little effort - but they also achieve great results over time. Their impact is described as the "compound interest of behaviour change". From time to time, clients will complain that...
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Oct
10
Today marks 2023's annual mental health day, but it's hopefully not the only day this year when you'll give some thought to your mental wellbeing. Dates dedicated to specific causes and topics can serve as a useful reminder, but our mental health isn't something to consider just once a year....
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Oct
09
Are you busy today? Were you busy yesterday? Do you anticipate feeling busy tomorrow? If there was ever an experience that marked out the contemporary world of work, it's the prevalence of feeling busy. There are so many reasons that we could feel busy and overwhelmed. Lots of these have...
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Oct
05
If you're considering coaching for yourself - or introducing coaching to your organisation - you probably have some questions. In fact, not having access to a professional to get answers may well be one of the reasons you haven't worked with a coach before now. We get it - it's...
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Oct
02
One of the most common questions I get as a coaching psychologist is: what should I do between my coaching sessions? It’s pretty clear that during the coaching session it’s all about the discussion - listening, being open and honest, being present and maintaining your focus. But what about when...
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Sep
26
When you think about coaching, what pops into your mind? Not everyone is clear on what coaching is, what a coach does or how it differs from other 'helping' activities like mentoring and therapy. Add to this the fact that there are now coaching psychologists and the whole area can...
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Sep
22
As many of us are approaching the end of the working week, the various appointments in our calendars can begin to fee like a distant memory. Maybe your attention is already moving to what next week will bring. But before skipping ahead to the future, I'm going to suggest taking...
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Aug
22
I'm writing this from Barcelona Airport, at the tail end of a week-long personal retreat in Spain. While it's fresh in my mind, I thought I'd share my reasons for taking this break, what I'd hoped to achieve and some thoughts on how regular retreats from our daily routines can...
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Aug
03
Workplace loneliness is incredibly common, yet remains quite a taboo subject. The fact that it remains something we find hard to discuss openly means millions of employees are experiencing the same negative impacts of loneliness, but feeling unable to speak up about it. In addition to being stigmatised, loneliness is...
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Jul
26
During this month's WorkLifePsych Community meet-up, we had a great discussion about the tools we use to get things done. It's a topic that comes up regularly in my coaching practice, and one for which there is definitely no one single, correct approach. But there are some simple principles that...
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