by michelleloch | Jan 23, 2018 | Articles, Conversations, Leadership, Team, Uncategorized
Recently I worked with a wonderful group of leaders who I was training to become in-house workplace coaches (a voluntary focus alongside their normal leadership and work duties – very cool). As the skills of this group have been increasing, so has the depth and...
by michelleloch | Sep 25, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
I like to keep things simple – helps me to process them! Here is a simple thought to make your change process brain-friendly… 3…2…1…. THREE When considering the change you want, and you’ve unpacked and re-packaged your thinking...
by michelleloch | Sep 1, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
One of the greatest ‘balancing acts’ we face as leaders or managers of people is the balance between making (pushing or forcing) someone to do what you need them to do, and stepping back to allow and ‘trust’ them to achieve with their own devices and motivation which,...
by michelleloch | Aug 3, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
I so look forward, when I’m in London, to that lovely English voice on the Underground telling me to ‘Mind…the Gap’. The human gap we need to be mindful of is the gap in our interpretation – that is the gap between YOUR interpretation of an event, a conversation...
by michelleloch | Jun 23, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
So much is being written now about the ‘new black’ – neuroscience – and specifically in the area of leadership. We talk a lot about neuroplasticity and cognitive bias and stuff like that – and that is useful, and interesting and fun....
by michelleloch | May 9, 2015 | Articles, Uncategorized
Stress is natural human response to the pressure we feel when faced with challenging or potentially dangerous situation. And this pressure comes from both the reality of the situation we are facing, AND the interpretation we place on it. If you are scared, or angry,...