In Pursuit of the Better You

There is no hiding from the fact that we are a LONG way away from achieving gender equality in senior roles and business; the numbers speak for themselves.

In this episode, we question whether the cu…

Following the upheaval that Covid 19 caused to traditional ways of working, hybrid work patterns are increasingly becoming the norm. But what does this new way of working mean when it comes to profes…

In this episode, we explore self-awareness.

The theory of self-awareness, developed by Duval & Wicklund, 1972, states that - it's based on the idea that you're not your thoughts - you are the thinker…

In this episode, we look at personal and organisational values. How they help us to: * reflect on how we show up in the world * figure out who we are and what'd important to us * set motivations * s…

In this episode we talk about getting comfortable on the bench - and what that means as a leader. 

Were you promoted because you were the star player in a previous role? Well, as a leader, you're no …

In this episode, we're calling 'BS' on January planning!

Whilst we know planning is important - does it really have to be done in January? Do we have to make new years resolutions? Do we have to have…

Our special Christmas episode where we talk about what we think of Christmas and what we do in Crimbo Limbo (between Christmas and New Year)

Do we completely switch off? How do we re-charge and get c…

Alex shares her story of how she has been knocked down but has continued to get back up again, both professionally and personally. 

- being made redundant - losing a pregnancy - health diagnosis - lo…

In this episode, we look at our Superpowers! Our strengths!

We explore:

- why, as humans, we don't like promoting our strengths - why it feels like we're showing off!

- how to identify our strengths

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We talk about:

* When to set boundaries

* Why they're important

* Why people struggle to keep their boundaries.

We need boundaries with everything we do - they help us to do things with the greatest …

When we only think about the positives, we discount our difficult emotions. This doesn't make us stronger or more resilient, it actually adds to our fragility. 

Allowing yourself to feel all of your …

Moving out of your comfort zone and moving beyond your fears. 

We're talking about why we feel fear and how fear impacts us in the way it does. 

Fear may come from beliefs we have, regardless of whet…

Talking about waiting for 'when' things will happen for us and how we will feel at that time. 

We reverse this to look at the flip side - and we also talk about when the 'when' trap is justified. 

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In this episode, Fay gets vexed and Becki talks about onions!

Worldwide, $356 billion is spent by organisations on leadership development efforts. A survey of over 300 organisations said that over 75…

In this episode, Fay interviews Becki!

Why?

- because Fay is intrigued to know why and how Becki had a career in engineering and how that changed and she is now a coach working with emerging leaders.…

In this episode, we talk about reflection without judgment -  looking at the importance of reflecting on our achievements. 

We often remember the things that don't go well but we don't always take th…

In this episode, we talk about whether there is life after the age of 30

- Becki talks about worries her friends and clients have - that they feel they need to fit so much into their lives before the…

In this episode, we talk about how we compare ourselves to others. Particularly:

- how Becki was struck with major comparisonitis throughout her engineering career

- how Becki compared herself to oth…

In this episode, we discuss:

- why the phrase 'soft skills' gets Becki's goat!

- are these skills fluffy? needed? important?

- re-titling 'soft skills' to 'human skills' and talking about how they're…