Psychedelics and Executive Coaching

Psychedelics and Executive Coaching

A friend asked me recently if I ever use psychedelics with my executive coaching, and I’m fascinated by this question. Basically psychedelics are used to create an altered state of consciousness. On the Wikipedia page they intro with: “Psychedelics are a...
Do I Even Want To Be A Leader?

Do I Even Want To Be A Leader?

I hear this question more often than you’d expect for someone who specialises in coaching leaders. What causes the doubt? I’ve observed that it comes down to one of two things: Don’t know what you’re doing as a leader Some person(s) in the team...
Even Small Teams Need Team Building Days

Even Small Teams Need Team Building Days

One Friday I got a call from an NGO asking me: we’re looking for a facilitator but first we need to know, are you free next Thursday? Fortunately I have been keeping my calendar closed for coaching appointments on Thursdays. Why? So I could keep a big block of...
Optimism Takes Discipline

Optimism Takes Discipline

I don’t know about you but the news of the world lately has been getting me down. And it’s so easy to fall into the “what’s the point?” narrative. Yet I want to believe that things can get better. And then I heard a story from a wonderful...
Hopping Onto My Soapbox

Hopping Onto My Soapbox

While it’s getting better in the corporate world, there’s still something that companies are doing, and it makes no sense: Promoting people and not giving them support to succeed in that role. Nobody would ask a surgeon to do a new kind of surgery without...