21 July 2024
An area I’m particularity invested in, and supportive of, is supporting women entrepreneurs. I work with a number of women entrepreneurs who are starting or developing their own business. The decision to start, build or grown their entrepreneurial ventures is always a difficult path but one that is ultimately not a choice at all – […]
26 June 2024
It’s been a while since I recommended a few books and seeing as we are slipping into the summer months, with the possibility of having more downtime, here are a few suggestions that may pique your interest. ‘Why we sleep’ by Mathew Walker. This was suggested to me by a coaching supervision colleague and I […]
22 May 2024
I’ve been working recently with clients who have undertaken the goal of maximising team effectiveness within remote and non-remote working environments. One of the key findings for these leaders is the ability to manage polarities within their teams. Polarities are everywhere because we live in such a complex world, for example work / life balance, […]
08 March 2024
As March is Women’s History month and today, 8th March, is International Women’s Day, take the opportunity to connect with events in your community, your company, your network to unlock even more of your potential for 2024 by being surrounded by all the amazing women who have moved beyond ‘empowering’ and ‘celebrating’ women but who […]
15 February 2024
The Jim Madden GPA Leadership Programme for 2024 has kicked off this month and it is with great pride and pleasure to be part of this impactful Leadership Development initiative. The program establishes a learning pathway for both male and female players who wish to develop and expand upon their leadership qualities to become real […]
19 October 2023
National Enterprise Day is today, 19th October and there are so many wonderful events being held today to promote, encourage and stimulate female entrepreneurship across Ireland. As an entrepreneur myself, I am very keen to encourage and support women to claim their entrepreneurial identity and own how they want to be seen professionally. The journey […]
15 September 2023
FPAI, in association with Enterprise Ireland and FD Technologies, hosted #FinTechNation 2023 on Friday September 15th in the Marker Hotel Dublin. Dara Calleary, T.D., Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation spoke at the event that was well attended by professionals from the Financial Services sector including domestic and international banks, fintechs, tech companies, legal and advisory firms, […]
31 August 2023
As you may know, our 2023 Conference ‘Coaching in the New World of Work’ takes place on Thursday 16 November in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. We’ll be exploring how we as coaches can support our clients to navigate the New World of Work across areas such as teamwork, collaboration, communication and wellbeing. […]
14 September 2023
We had an insightful and informative day at the Tech Connect conference today. The events focused on the AI & Future Technologies and how this will trigger Innovation and sustainable Digital Transformation – for every industry. The key takeaway for me was how AI and Chat GBT is influencing social media trends and digital marketing […]
26 July 2023
The word ‘listen’ contains the exact same letters as the word ‘silent’. Now, isn’t that interesting. When a coach works with a client, guiding them through the conversation with powerful, exploring, open-ended questions, and uses the client’s own language to reinforce their goals, outcomes, plans, this is what it referred to as active, or “Level Two”, […]
10 June 2023
EMCC Global Conference was hugely informative and reassuring, First face to face meeting since the pandemic, where Human Capital Development was our leading theme. So inspired by the discussions around team development in in the face of adversity, rapid change and business disruptions. For me the key takeaway was trust: building trust, enhancing trust and […]
29 May 2023
The topic of the moment seems to circle around how to build high performance cultures in today’s challenging business environment where performance is critical to individual and team success. When I’m working with clients, this is one of their main concerns: how to drive success and achieve KPIs and quarterly targets while maintaining a culture […]
08 March 2023
Today, 8th March, is International Women’s Day. A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Whether it is deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to achieve the recognition they deserve, whether this is from their managers, peers, colleagues or society. This year is even more poignant as news […]
21 November 2022
Recently I’ve been working with a number of clients who are on the cusp of C-Suite roles or the move is on their career path in 2023. There is unlimited information on what leadership skills are ‘critical’ and how to acquire them. Our Inbox’s are bulging with invitations to leadership training courses, programs, discussions and […]
30 August 2022
Marshall Goldsmith’s axiom “what got you here won’t get you there” rings in my ears most days as I operate as an executive coach within a constantly changing business environment. On a global level, the turbulence of worldwide crises – environmental, social, financial, conflict – is layering an undercurrent of anger, fear, grief and guilt […]
29 July 2022
As the DCU Mentorship Program ends for this academic year, we look back on the benefits to both mentors and mentees of participating and contributing to this purposeful initiative. Huge appreciation to all at the DCU Alumni Office for supporting and promoting engagement within the global DCU Alumni community and the current DCU undergraduate students. Already looking […]
06 July 2022
The EMCC Global Research Conference is nearly here, so book your place for 8th September 2022 for this virtual event where the theme is Celebrating and Flourishing: A Dialogue Between Research and Practice in Coaching, Mentoring and Supervision. This promises to be an interactive, knowledge exchange dialogue with panel discussions, drop-in sessions and thought leaders […]
23 June 2022
I’m fortunate to be part of DCU’s Emerging Leadership Programme, which aims to inspire the next generation of leaders through a diverse schedule of innovative professional development initiatives. It’s so interesting to hear from these emerging leaders of the importance of thinking strategically and having solid goals while keeping the plan flexible and adaptable, especially […]
12 September 2022
Congratulations to all who contributed and attended the EMCC Global Research Conference last week – what an amazing event, with phenomenal speakers that included Professor Jonathan Passmore, Alison Mitchell, Dr Riza Kadilar, Nathalie Lerotić Pavlik, Dr Lise Lewis, Dr Suzy Green and Professor David Clutterbuck, Dr Travis Kemp, Professor David Lane and Dr Michael Cavanagh […]
20 April 2022
I am struck by how many times I have heard recently from my clients that they are struggling with being all things to their management team, their own teams and their clients. These leaders are struggling with the expectations of all and commonly highlight feelings of personal failure in their performance. One recurring concern is […]
18 March 2022
Over the years, it’s quite possible you may have taken a psychometric test that collects information about you and assigns you to a neat box. These tests are usually conducted in order to evaluate an individual’s maximum performance and more aligned to aptitude – such as skills, knowledge, abilities and job/academic potential. However, other psychometric […]
08 March 2022
Today, 8th March, is International Women’s Day. A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Whether it is deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to achieve the recognition they deserve, whether this is from their managers, peers, colleagues or society. This year is even more poignant as news […]
19 January 2022
For many of us, January offers a chance to pause and reflect on the year we have left behind and to cast intentions and hopes forward to the year yet to be revealed. We want to plan and shape our year to come, but we also have strong intentions on changes we want, and sometimes […]
15 October 2021
If we have a compass, it’s easier to find our way In my experience, people engage in coaching because they are seeking to change something and that is why coaching tends to focus on our client’s goals. However, as a coach, I experience how difficult changes are to make and to sustain for my clients. […]
30 August 2024
Mentoring for Change, A Catalyst for Sustainable Transformation The speed of political, societal, economic, and technological changes presents opportunities and challenges to our professional practice as well as to the mentees who look to us to help navigate a path. Our mentees look to us to help them navigate a path, they expect us to […]
16 September 2024
A lot has been written recently about mindsets and how they influence our behaviour. Each of us has a unique mindset, which although these may be deeply ingrained, can evolve as we grow and learn from our experiences. This concept of being a change agent in our own lives is key to my coaching philosophy, […]
31 October 2024
Early in my career, I admired a leader who communicated clearly, made confident decisions, and earned everyone’s trust. An impressive, likeable, consistent, confident leader with their own distinctive style who triggered for me how I wanted to show up during my twenty years in global management roles. So, what strengths do great leaders have? There […]
17 October 2024
National Enterprise Day is today, 17th October and there are so many wonderful events being held today to promote, encourage and stimulate female entrepreneurship across Ireland. As an entrepreneur myself, I am very keen to encourage and support women to claim their entrepreneurial identity and own how they want to be seen professionally. The journey […]