Articles written by Amy
Saying the Thing About the Thing
May 09, 2026
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The Missing Skill in Difficult Conversations for Middle Managers
Tackling diffi...
How to re-set & thrive this year
Feb 13, 2023
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I suspect I am not alone in finding myself a little overwhelmed at the start of ...
Pause to Sit in the Mess
Feb 13, 2023
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I have spent years talking about the importance of leaders learning to âsit in t...
How can you Pause to slow down the busy?
Feb 07, 2023
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Our culture is one of âAlways Onâ â how do we intentionally use Pause to slow th...
The Ripples of Bad Leadership
Feb 02, 2023
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Every small action that each of us takes has impacts that ripple far beyond our ...
We can totally tell you are distracted
May 01, 2022
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A little bit of leadership guidance and old-fashioned, respectful, common sense....
Feedback Builds Relationships
Apr 01, 2022
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When leaders begin coaching with me, one of the processes we often use is for th...
Fractured Focus is a Choice
Mar 01, 2022
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I consistently hear from my clients that when working in the virtual environment...
Lead your way out of the storm with Effective Communication
Feb 01, 2022
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When we feel like weâve been working with the same group of people for a while a...
Turn around and look at them
Jan 17, 2022
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What happens when we feel like our people are constantly interrupting us at wo
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Leadership isnât a tick box
Nov 25, 2021
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I love a tick list, really I do.
I love crafting a list every day and the dop
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Clarify Your Outcomes to Clarify Your Message
Nov 08, 2021
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One of Steve Coveyâs keys to success was to
âBegin with the end in mindâ. Itâ
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Inaccuracy of present awareness
Jun 10, 2021
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In any given moment, most of us react or respond in ways that are based on the b...
Leading Messy Teams Forward
Jun 10, 2021
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Some leaders walk into a new role to discover quite the chaos legacy left behind...
Multi-tasking Overwhelm in the Virtual Meeting World
Jun 10, 2021
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OK, this one, I confess, is a little bit personal rant, a little bit professiona...
Donât pass on your stress
Jun 10, 2021
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We thought stress levels were high before - could we have anticipated what weâre...
Leadership for rational people â itâs not a soft skill!
Jun 07, 2021
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Rational leaders are often my favourites! Many professionals come to me unconvin...
Safe Spaces for communication
Dec 05, 2020
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We need to draw our attention to ensuring safe spaces for our staff to communica...
Self-leadership in times of overwhelm
Nov 19, 2020
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As we develop as leaders, we develop strategies to cope.
I worked with a clie
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Context Counts â Whatâs Yours?
Sep 17, 2020
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Most of us will have worked in a context where simply walking into the building ...
Leaders are a Work in Progress
Sep 03, 2020
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As humans we are all works in progress.
With every experience we have in life
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Managing Upwards? Ask Questions
Aug 19, 2020
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However skilled a leader we might be lucky enough to have above us, as leaders o...
Pause to Sit in the Mess
Apr 18, 2020
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I have spent years talking about the importance of leaders learning to âsit in t...
As a Leader, the little things matter
Feb 13, 2020
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When you choose to step up to a leadership role, people start watching you.
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