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Quick, Powerful Insights to Elevate Your Leadership
🔹 Inspired by Real Coaching Conversations
🔹 About Real Leadership Challenges
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🔹 Why 1 Minute?
Ever start reading something that sounds really interesting… then get bored and bail halfway through?
Me too. I have neither the time or the patience for fluff – and I bet you don’t either.
That’s why I started writing the kind of content I’d actually finish.
🔹 What are they?
1 Minute Power Reads™️ are fast, sharp insights drawn from real coaching conversations – about the challenges, decisions, and dynamics high performers face every day.
They land quickly, make you think, and give you something to act on – all in under a minute.
Because powerful ideas don’t need to test your patience.
🔹 Why I share them
Because I believe confident, fulfilled leaders create stronger teams, better decisions, and a more energised world.
I hope you enjoy them and they fuel your leadership goals, achievements and impact.
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59 Get Your Coach On!
When I signed up for my coaching accreditation, I assumed it would simply formalise what I’d been doing for years, supporting friends and colleagues through tough moments. But I quickly realised: I wasn’t coaching. I was...
58 Make Yourself Visible
A recent McKinsey article observed that when it comes to choosing leaders, those who appear confident are often rewarded over those who are actually more competent, but less inclined to self-promote or take centre stage. So for...
57 Intentional vs Strategic: What’s the Difference, and Why You Need To Be Both
Great leaders don't just act with strategy — they lead with intention too. Here's why you need both. 🔹 Intentionality aligns your actions with purpose. It’s about meaning, energy, and authenticity.🔹 Strategy ensures those...
56 Red Carpet Persona – Step Off the Stage and Into Your Power
Imagine strutting a red carpet; flawless, confident, camera-ready... Many of us bring that same energy into work and life, donning a 'Red Carpet Persona' to impress, fit in, or meet expectations. Sure, it has its place: ✅ First...
55 People Are Kinder Than You Think
The 2025 World Happiness Report (Oxford University) has a powerful message; we underestimate each other’s kindness, and it’s costing us happiness. The biggest predictor of wellbeing? Not wealth or health, but trust. Believing...
54 The World Has Changed. How Are You Securing Your Place In It?
Your workplace isn’t what it used to be: 🔹 AI is advancing daily,🔹 The generation gap is growing,🔹 Businesses are restructuring, downsizing, and rethinking what they value, and🔹 Hard work alone no longer guarantees long-term...
53 Are You Active or Passive in Your Career?
You’re working hard - surely someone will notice, and eventually, a promotion will come… right? Well, maybe. But if that’s all you’re doing, you’re being passive in your career - and that might not be enough. If a promotion (or...
52 – 1 Minute Stress Strategy
Your project’s late. You forgot the anniversary gift. And is that ketchup on your tie? ⚡️ Stress happens. Left unchecked, it clouds your thinking, drains your energy, and impacts long term health. 74% of UK adults have felt...
51 Protect Your Job: Smart Strategies to Stay Relevant and Effective
In today’s unstable financial climate, it is understandable to have concerns about job security. So how can you protect your role? ✅ Shift your focus to what you can control: showing up with clarity, efficiency, and impact....
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