In my experience, there is a significant difference between leading an organisation and leading a leadership team well. This case study shows how deep, system‑psychodynamic team coaching enabled a senior leadership team to work with complexity, share authority, reduce isolation, and lead ambitious cultural and strategic change with greater integrity and impact.
This article is part of my ongoing series about heroes—not the kind celebrated for titles or platforms, but those whose ethical courage shows up when systems fail.
It follows my earlier piece about David Turner, and continues my reflection on what it really means to live—and lead—according to the Principles of Public Life: integrity, accountability, openness, respect, and stewardship.
This piece centres on Tricia, a tireless campaigner, professional, and friend, whose life has repeatedly demonstrated that ethics are not abstract—they are practiced, often quietly, often at personal cost.
Are your staff, or partners heading towards burn out? Are you seeing significant signs of 'Strain Zone' fatigue building up? In this blog i share the insights about being Strategic about your Time and Energy.
In my experience there’s a big difference between having a strategy and actually ‘being strategic’. This case case study shows how I’ve helped an organisation make that difference, with the help of my Time & Energy Auditing tools.
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In my experience, there is a significant difference between leading an organisation and leading a leadership team well. This case study shows how deep, system‑psychodynamic team coaching enabled a senior leadership team to work with complexity, share authority, reduce isolation, and lead ambitious cultural and strategic change with greater integrity and impact.
Read MoreIn my experience there’s a big difference between having a strategy and actually ‘being strategic’. This case case study shows how I’ve helped an organisation make that difference, with the help of my Time & Energy Auditing tools.
Read MoreI think this poem shows the type of worldclass leadership that we need. - this brief post, includes a video for why i think Jacinda is offerering us a real chance to have fun and grow up….
Read MoreHaving spent 15 years delivering courses on partnership development and stakeholder influencing, I think there’s another level of partnership missing from many models out there. Which leads me to the psychodynamics of partnership working.
Read MoreIn this blog i celebrate the importance and impact of supervision of staff.
Read MoreIn this blog i am both celebrating the leaders i coach plus offering insights about what makes them so effective.
Read MoreManaging workflow is an age-old issue. But a few years ago, I realised that it’s not just a matter of how long you spend on a task, but how much energy that task takes. My innovative Time & Energy Audit was born.
Read MoreHaving a Wriggly time is part of life. Now more than ever leaders are saying its a bit of a rollarcoaster. I think there are some great creative lessons here..
Read MoreLean on Me is my song for this Month. Under Covid19 we are realising, more than ever that we all need to lean on each other. Bill Withers classic Lean on Me expresses what all communities are doing right now, and is born out of the need for communities in poverty to band together to be resilient. read more...
Read MoreFrom training super-villains (or rather, supervision), to interviewing potential board members for Community Justice Scotland, a diverse range of work allows me to continue to grow and develop the insights that help make the world a better place.
Read MoreI developed the time and energy auditing tool to help Hospice managers explore issues around people’s energy when death happens around them. Many years later, I've taught it to so many different professionals, I know that it can offer great insights for anyone.
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