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Siobhan | Active Insight

How to get the best from a coach

Coaching has been proven to be more cost effective at developing senior executives than sending them away on expensive training courses.  It’s now a highly respected methodology for accelerating a leader’s growth and effectiveness. But there are important...

What’s your Unique Selling Proposition?

Need to make an impact quickly with ease and brevity? Perhaps you are heading for an interview, or want to write a compelling CV, and need to give someone words to use to introduce you if you’re giving a talk. Here’s a powerful formula I have used many...

One of our engineers is missing…

An engineering manager I once worked with noticed his best team member was slipping into silence.  Smart, loyal, but clearly “checked out”. We unpacked it in our coaching programme, like sleuths keen to get under the skin of what was going on.  A slightly...

Engineers can be leaders – can’t they?

Many senior engineers are promoted because of their technical mastery — but then find themselves managing projects, resolving conflict, and influencing others without any formal leadership development. One technical director recently told me, “I was trained to design...

Snowdrops and bigger boots

Spring is on its way.  For many this is a time of great celebration, symbolizing spiritual rebirth. This makes me think of the mini-cycles of dying and rebirth throughout our careers and lives.  The lumpy, unpredictable process of growing up and maturing where we...