This journey started with one workshop, delivered by three of us: Teresa Carnall, Hector Riva-Palacio and myself. It was a collaboration on the workshop about procrastination and a trial project to see how useful this kind of workshop could be […]
Read more ›Looking at the world with a curiosity of a child… On Saturday a seven-year-old boy Alexander gave me a guided tour of his remarkable garden – it was a plot with vegetables, berries, and flowers. Alexander not just showed around, […]
Read more ›What does it mean “to be depressed”? A lot of us don’t even question the meaning of “depression”, as we may know somebody who feels depressed. What is the cure for depression? What is the solution? In my coaching practice […]
Read more ›Have you ever noticed how you feel after people thanked you? I am talking about the power of that simple word in the feedback. I was sorting the coaching materials today – handouts for the courses, preparing new coaching agreements, […]
Read more ›Why is now the time to take actions? You have just finished the festive season and beaming with happy memories and intentions to implement your New Year’s Resolutions. You see why now is the best time to take actions. Who […]
Read more ›If customers called or visited your business and nobody responded, how much would you lose? The total number of cases of work related stress and depression in 2015/2016 was 488,000 cases, a prevalence rate of 1,510 per 100,000 workers […]
Read more ›Do you actually need any resilience skills for a holiday? Are they transferable to business? This time of year, people are either thinking of holidays, going on holidays, or coming back from holidays. You never know who is out of tune with […]
Read more ›When I received a request from the WCNW Chamber of Commerce to give a talk at the International Trade Forum, I was delighted – the suggested topic was about Russia, culture, traditions. Obviously my talk was from a coaching point of view! […]
Read more ›A while ago, I had a conversation with Father Deiniol, The Very Reverend Archimandrite, Wales Orthodox Mission, an incredible character and courageous person. The discussion was moving in the philosophical realms, covering different countries with amazing cultures, beliefs […]
Read more ›What is the Russian coping strategy in hard times? What is so particular in their astonishing resilience? I remember when my young daughter read Russian literature by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, or watched movies – similar theme “Solaris” for instance, produced by […]
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