I have previously written about how great leaders create a safe container in which people can grow and learn. For instance, this article draws from some of my favourite writers on leadership, and how they each talk about this delicate balance. I don’t know where I first came across this chart, but now I referContinue reading “Great Leaders Balance High Challenge With High Support”
Category Archives: Coaching
Coaching as a Mindfulness Practice
I’m noticing that my meditation practice is informing my coaching practice and vice-versa, in a virtuous cycle. This makes perfect sense in my own mind, but let’s see if I can put it into words! For starters, I think of meditation as one type of mindfulness practice. In my Psych degree I reviewed some researchContinue reading “Coaching as a Mindfulness Practice”
Dr Mary Honan interviewed me about surviving military sexual trauma
Dr Mary Honan interviewed me for her podcast in June 2021 (video below). It has taken me a while to post it because I wanted to include this little summary and time got away on me this summer. She asked about my experience of being a woman in the military, surviving the [often toxic] hierarchicalContinue reading “Dr Mary Honan interviewed me about surviving military sexual trauma”
Emotional Intelligence Library
Back to Resources | Jump to Contents Emotional Intelligence (EI or EQ) is such a powerful force, and like any form of power it can be used for good or evil. I believe EQ is a requirement for great leadership. The father of emotional intelligence, Daniel Goleman, argues “the primal job of leadership is emotional.”Continue reading “Emotional Intelligence Library”