The What if coaching... blog

Drop the Clown Act and Juggle with Ease

Posted Mon, 2010-12-20 12:48 by Claire

Help! Last year I felt on constant burn out and just never managed to find enough time in the day. I have children and want to spend time with them, but I have so much to do - and working for myself I don't get paid if the job doesn't get done. People tell me this special time goes so fast and then they are gone - help me find some work/life balance?

Stressed and feeling guilty lady, Nottingham

 

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How to Prioritise Like the Experts

Posted Thu, 2010-12-02 11:10 by Claire


It’s all very well to talk about how important it is to prioritise, but how do you know what your biggest priorities are?

 

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VIDEO How do you know if Business Coaching is right for you?

Posted Tue, 2010-11-30 13:11 by Claire

VIDEO What is Business Coaching & how can it benefit you?

Posted Tue, 2010-11-16 11:51 by Claire

Transformational Top Time Tips 2

Posted Thu, 2010-11-11 13:18 by Claire

1. To Multi-Task Or Not To Multi-Task

At the risk of being controversial I’m going to stick my neck on the line and boldly say that multi-tasking is not a good technique!

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Transformational Top Time Tips 1

Posted Tue, 2010-11-02 23:04 by Claire

A few years ago I knew I was in trouble when several people recommended the book Behind With The Laundry And Living Off Chocolate by Lynette Allen.

It’s difficult to stay motivated and on top of things when time management and personal organisation are not your greatest talents.

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The How-to Guide to Gold Medal Goal Setting

Posted Wed, 2010-10-20 14:14 by Claire

 

In my seven years of business coaching this is the best, and most user-friendly, way of setting and achieving goals that I have come across.

While I wholeheartedly agree that goals need to be SMART and need to be set in the positive, ie. "What you want rather than what you want to avoid", a detailed plan of how it’s going to happen is required.

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The Platinum Secret to Motivation 2

Posted Tue, 2010-10-12 14:13 by Claire

Think you can get the best from your staff by offering them a good wage and set of perks?

Think again…

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The Platinum Secret to Motivation 1

Posted Tue, 2010-10-05 16:00 by Claire

Want to know how to get the best out of your people?

A bit of motivation goes a long way and  there’s a golden rule which goes something like this…
 

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Disengaged to Engaged

Posted Mon, 2010-07-19 16:10 by Claire

Did you know that only 26% of the workforce is engaged in their work?

That means that the majority are likely to be at best putting in the minimum amount of work to avoid getting sacked, and at worse demoralising others and undermining the business.

 What effect could your employees be having on your business?

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Embrace Failure

Posted Fri, 2010-06-18 17:26 by Claire

In 1959 Soichiri Honda and his team arrived in the Isle of Mann to compete in the TT races. Soichiri had already attended as a spectator some years before but this was the first time his team took part.

It just so happened that Soichiri was a big fan of failing – which is just as well as they travelled all that way and managed to not win a single race. Ho hum… Read more »