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Quiet Communication
In this episode, I explore a question I hear regularly from thoughtful, capable professionals: how do you get your voice heard when youā€™re surrounded by louder, faster, more extroverted colleagues?
I talk about the...
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Why isn't anyone else leading? | Permission to Lead
There's a threshold I see often in my coaching work with senior women in HE Professional Services. The moment when you look around expecting someone else to lead, and find a vacuum. Or worse, the moment when you...
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The Confidentiality Threshold
In this episode, I explore one of the more uncomfortable transitions that can happen as you move into senior management.
It is the moment when you find yourself holding information that your team does not yet have....
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The podcast is getting a new name
Hi gang, The podcast shall hence forth be known as Management Matters. This is just a quick episode to say a bit about why and what to expect coming up. I hope you enjoy. As always, you can find ways to work with me...
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When things go wrong in someone else's team
In this episode, I explore a leadership pattern that often appears once managers have become more established in their own role.
Your own team is functioning well, things feel calmer, and then something starts going...
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When waiting to be picked stops working
In this episode, I move back into more traditional career progression territory and explore a pattern that many capable professionals eventually encounter.
It is the moment when working hard and doing good work no...
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When coping becomes your identity
In this episode, I explore a pattern I see often in capable, reliable managers and one that I recognise deeply in myself too.
It is the experience of becoming so accustomed to coping, carrying and holding everything...
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Managing Team
In this episode, I explore a moment that many managers experience, often quietly and without much support.
It is the realisation that nobody is coming to step in and resolve the challenges in your team for you. I talk...
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The Delegation Threshold
In this episode, I explore a pattern I see frequently in coaching conversations with managers: overworking to protect the team.
It often comes from a thoughtful and well intentioned place, but it can quietly limit...
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The Repeating Conversation Loop
In this episode, I explore something I see regularly in my coaching work with managers: the repeating conversation loop.
It is the situation where you keep having the same supportive conversation with someone in your...
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Finding Time To Think
In this episode, I talk about something I see repeatedly in coaching conversations with managers who are preparing for their next grade: the feeling of never having enough time to think.
I explore a process I call...
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Notes from my coaching conversations
In this episode, I introduce a short series inspired by a period of reflection after five years in business.
I have been looking back through coaching notes, programmes I have delivered, and the themes that appear...
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