Blog posts - Page 23 of 27

A little matter of TRUST.

October 23, 2014
/ coaching ego leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Openess, Honesty and Trust are key always key words on any cultural strategy and is presented in to customers via most brands out there. How real is it? Trust is built up over time. Trust between people

my interpretation of coaching

September 23, 2014
/ coaching
/ By lucy barkas

I hope you like it coaching the mountain

Beating the blocker at work

September 11, 2014
/ coaching Disc ego goals vision
/ By lucy barkas

Have you ever been in a meeting where someone is presenting an idea or proposal and the local blocker comes out to play? You can spot them a mile off. The blocker is the one who looks at every conceivable

Developing careers. How to be a career crafting leader.

August 29, 2014
/ Career coaching direction empowerment goals leadership values vision
/ By lucy barkas

Job profiles are at the heart of any recruitment and people management process. In fact I absolutely agree that as an effective manager you will need to scope out what needs to be done and what kind of

Acknowledge your niche and love your clients

August 14, 2014
/ coaching direction goals leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Starting your own business is daunting, especially when you search linkedin or google and see so many other small business doing exactly what you are creating. Doubt creeps in a lot, why would anyone want

Survival of the fittest. 5 ways to thrive in business.

August 12, 2014
/ coaching direction empowerment goals leadership values vision
/ By lucy barkas

20th century capitalism was built on the foundations of survival of the fittest. As a social scientist I have always been intrigued by how belief systems evolve and structure our education, politics

My lesson to my 11 year old self

July 16, 2014
/ coaching
/ By lucy barkas

Moved by the letter sent to all year 6 pupils by their school which has flooded the internet, I want to share my own letter to my own 11 year old self. I would love to hear your thoughts. Dear Lucy As

The power of group coaching

July 11, 2014
/ coaching
/ By lucy barkas

Group coaching, round tables, masterminds, action learning sets…. call it what you will but I LOVE it. It is such a powerful, quick and efficient way to learn, develop and get results that I, as

NOT GIVING IN

July 6, 2014
/ direction goals strength vision
/ By lucy barkas

It’s funny how some songs, quotes or people manage to motivate us without effort. Every time I feel like quitting, I hear my personal trainer singing NOT GIVING IN over the mic in our spin class. When