“My boss says I’ve got to be more assertive but when I do my team don’t respond well”
“I never say no because last time I did I lost my job”
“You should never show you’re angry because people don’t like it when you lose it”
“Never […]
Julie’s presentation was full of moving images, slides full of information, immaculate waterfall charts explaining the financial needs of the charity.
Why, she wondered, was there nothing but tumbleweed greeting her presentation?
Later in the day, Julie dared to repeat her presentation to the group without […]
We only have so much bandwidth or operating space in our brains and if some of it is taken up with unhelpful interference, self-judgement, concerns or worries about what has happened or what might happen then we are not at our most effective.
This week I […]
Is your answer a resolute “NO!”?
Do you find yourself dreading meeting new people and wondering what to say?
Firstly, a really simple little mind-trick is to get your focus off of you, off all the things you might be fretting about. Instead, think of someone […]
Despite over two decades of employers telling staff that there is no longer a ‘job for life’, many people continue to take too little responsibility for their careers. Here are 6 common assumptions heared during coaching sessions and these assumptions are limiting careers. Caroline Allen […]
We were working with a team recently, helping them to find clarity about their team purpose and team vision. Most teams love this stage, when they can paint the picture of a compelling future.
But for this team, something was wrong. They just kept coming up […]
I am often asked about how to bring Impact to a presentation when it is part of a conference call. It is very tricky to be present and keep your cool, when you have no concrete way of telling whether the people that are listening […]
Last November, some members of the red10 team attended the first national conference in London of The Silver Line, the charity established in 2013 by Ester Rantzen to help combat loneliness. We learned a lot.
It is easy to assume that people who end up […]
Jonas was attempting to persuade Marianne. Marianne was very convincingly role-playing a very senior leader in an Influencing Skills Masterclass. It was clear that Jonas wasn’t succeeding.
The group’s consensus on the problem? The senior leader used crisp, succinct language but Jonas waffled.
Want to learn how to get more energy into your day? Here, Dr. Rosie Miller, Applied Positive Psychologist and HeartMath Trainer, explains how.
During our workshops, we ask: “Who feels they have enough energy each day?”. There is usually a resounding silence and a […]