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Video – Boundaries at Work

Boundaries at work can be a tricky topic. But they’re an important part of helping everybody to be at their best. Fortunately, #CaptainCoach is on hand again to show the way …

Video – Difficult Conversations at Work

Good news - difficult conversations at work don’t need to be difficult any more - phew! Video: Why they're difficult, how to do them.

Business Book of the Month Webinar

How to deal with the 9 types of difficult people. Catch-up with my Book of the Month webinar. Mindset, tools, strategies and more.

How to Stop Being a People-Pleaser at Work – My Book in Stylist Magazine

Worried that you might be a People-Pleaser at work? 😟👩‍💼 Here's how to ditch the habit! 🚫 @StylistMagazine article 📰

Why People Become Difficult at Work

Ever experienced someone being really difficult to get on with at work, and wondered WHY? 🤷‍♀️ Check-out this article to discover the 4️⃣ key reasons.

My Book in Stylist Magazine: 9 types of difficult people you’ll come across at work

Great article in @StylistMagazine, my book, 9 Types of Difficult People. Really good overview + super tips for great working relationships!

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Don’t talk about Doom and Gloom – Act!

Why people often won't listen to problems and risks and how it might better to do guerrilla leadership instead!

The Antidote for too much Snippiness at Work is more Self-Compassion

We're more stressed-out than usual now and might take it out on others at work. The answer is to take better care of ourselves first.

How to get your mindset right for leading one on one meetings

This is the first in a series of top tips for people who want to use one-on-one meetings as a tool for leading the efforts of their team members

Influence – or Crash and Burn

A personal story: All managers need to be influencers too. Otherwise you can't win approval and support for the things you want to do.

When Asking, Telling and Suggesting Still Don’t Get Results

Deciding what to do when someone persistently doesn't deliver at work is actually quite difficult!

The Hierarchy of Soft-Skills

According to Forbes, soft skills have now become crucial success factors at work. But did you know there's also a *hierarchy* to soft-skills?

Six warning signs that your leadership is dangerously boring!

If pressure to deliver has made you a boring leader, don't turn staff and clients into zombies too! Six warning signs to look out for; and what to do about them.

A coaching question

Quite possibly my all-time favourite coaching question: What kind of person are you - at your *absolute* best?

Which Team are YOU on?

Managers and Leaders should be a teammate at work on the RIGHT team - and not confuse Leadership with Team Membership

Self-Accountability not Self-Criticism

Four simple questions to develop more self-accountability and avoid falling into the trap of self-criticism

Asking in the Right Way

Creative step-by-step ways for Leaders to successfully ask people to do stuff without hitting a problem.

Slower, Lower, Weaker

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8 ways to deal with managers who aren’t top performers - and what that says about your organisation