by michelle | Mar 6, 2023 | Anxiety, Behaviour, Influence, Leadership, Teams, Women
I always find International Women’s Day (IWD) a little challenging. I’m a strong advocate for women standing up for and pushing for what they deserve. No question there. And I work with many females clients to equip them to have these conversations. However, when I...
by michelle | Mar 1, 2021 | Behaviour, Communications, Communications Coach, Leadership, Mindset, Teams
Do you actively avoid conflict? Could conflict ever be a good thing? Check out my latest article on why I believe “Conflict isn’t a dirty word” Why is it that at the mere thought of conflict, many of us go into a spin? It sends our heart racing, our...
by michelle | Jan 22, 2020 | Communications, Leadership, Teams
Last week I had the pleasure of facilitating a team planning day for a client of mine. The main purpose to take the team out of their busy schedule for a day, was to increase alignment across the 40+ project team to help them deliver on an incredibly challenging...
by michelle | Nov 14, 2019 | Anxiety, Communications, Leadership, Stress
Although it was never described as such, anxiety has been a part of the women in my family for a long time. My grandmother was at times ‘very nervous’, my mother is ‘a worrier’, these were things we knew to be true and tried to support them with. It’s only later...
by michelle | Nov 13, 2019 | Behaviour, Communications, Leadership, Teams
In my past life in corporate world, I was fortunate to work for a company that took great pride in recognising employee’s for the efforts and achievements. Stars, hero’s and legends were all part of our terminology and company culture and to be recognised...
by michelle | Oct 23, 2019 | Anxiety, Behaviour, Communications, Leadership, Mindset, Stress
Those that know me well, would know of my dislike of “labels”. Mainly because labels are often used as a way of categorising or putting someone in a box. A box that inevitably has restrictions or constraints on them. That excludes them in some way. “You’re too old,...