This has to be said so we can avoid adding MORE trauma as leaders The more widely diverse your workplace is, the more likely you are to have people in the organisation who are from marginalised groups. Research has shown that people in marginalised groups or communities are more likely to have been exposed to…
Want to hear what I really think of hosting this podcast, being a trauma-informed leadership coach, running a small business, and more? Join me and Podcast Producer Rob Lawrence as we chat through our experiences of hosting and presenting Refreshing Leadership. With a year’s worth of content squeezed into 9 months, there’s a lot to…
Positive Leadership vs. Traditional Leadership. Have you ever wondered why some leaders give off a great vibe and lead in a positive way, while others somehow fall short but you can’t quite put your finger on it? Cornelia Lucey was so fascinated by this difference during her first career as journalist and teacher, then into…
Imagine walking into the unknown, heart racing, determined. Thanks to the amazing nervous system responses to pressure, this is a high performance state for many people. The buzz! Yet deep down many people carry past echoes of times when they got pushed too far. Perhaps they sustained a mental injury, perhaps they just experienced it…
Dr Natalie Lancer is Chair of BPS Division of Coaching Psychology – and wholly credible, fast-talking, and fascinating. In this podcast episode we get stuck in to what exactly is Coaching Psychology, how this field is pulling together the wisdom from the coaching room and what the science of psychology says about human nature. Her…
We are not “mono-mind”. We do not think “just one thing” on any topic. But what about when you radically disagree with yourself? In psychology these are called “polarities” – opinions or thoughts that are literally polar opposites. Often they are pathologised and people try to get rid of them. But did you know that…