How can I be more visible? Often one of the questions I am asked – or my coaching clients ask themselves – is: “How do I raise my visibility?” Perhaps the client is looking for promotion within their current department. Perhaps they’re looking for a move to a different part of the organisation. Perhaps they’re […]
..or Being interviewed by fabulous women! Are you getting out of your comfort zone, trying new things? What have you done this year that you haven’t done before? This year I’ve had the pleasure of being interviewed by some fabulous women – from my home office using Zoom or Skype. Following on from my adventures […]
What did you want to be when you grew up? I recently posted on LinkedIn about not knowing what I wanted to be when I grew up. It’s been one of my most popular LinkedIn posts ever! So I thought I’d share it here… When I was at school I didn’t know what I wanted […]
The beast from the east! Were you affected by the snow last week? If you have children, were they home from school? Did it disrupt your work or your business? Did you take/have a snow day? Unexpected snow day Despite it already being March, we had more snow than I’ve seen in a number of […]
Twitter is dead! I often hear that Twitter is ‘dead’ or that people don’t use / don’t ‘get’ / don’t know how they should be using Twitter… Last year I wrote about building my social media presence and mentioned using social media effectively and efficiently, with Twitter hours, Twitter lists, hashtags… In talking to people recently about their […]
“I don’t know where to start with my blog!” I’ve talked to quite a few people lately who feel they should be blogging, or perhaps one of their New Year’s resolutions is to “blog more in 2018,” or they’re “going to start soon,” or they “plan to start blogging in the Spring…” …and they don’t […]
“I don’t want to go back to work today!” Ever felt like you didn’t want to back to work after a holiday? That was me on a Monday morning in early January 2014. I had enjoyed the Christmas holidays at home with my family and was not looking forward to going back to work. I […]
It’s mid December! As well as being a time to panic and wonder if you’ll be ready for Christmas(!) it’s the perfect time of year to step back, to review the year that’s almost gone and to plan for the year ahead… Lots of people are asking me: ‘how do I set goals for the […]
External recognition of the work we do… Do you make use of opportunities to get recognised for the work you do? Do you put yourself forward for awards? Even though it felt a little odd (and a bit like showing off!), last year I submitted an application to be considered for Life Coach of the […]
Are you working on or in your business? I’ve just come to the end of another term of the Macclesfield Women in Business Coaching Group and it’s a good time to reflect on what makes it an amazing experience for the participants (and also for me!) According to the members the group, formerly known as […]
It’s Q4 – the last quarter of the year! We’re already a few weeks into October(!), well into Autumn, the clocks will change at the end of the month… My children both have their birthdays in October (this year they’re turning 15 and 13 – where did those years go?!) and it has always seemed […]
Spreading the word about you and your expertise. I asked recently: Are you spreading the word? Are you raising your profile? Are you making use of opportunities to spread the word about you and your expertise? Who do you want to influence? – Who do you want to demonstrate your expertise to? Who is your […]
