Bring Up Creativity & Ownership In Your Team With The COACH Framework

Embrace the power of coaching to enhance creativity and ownership in your team. Instead of solely providing answers, encourage problem-solving by asking insightful questions and fostering reflection. The COACH Framework offers vital principles to strengthen leadership and collaboration. Start applying these concepts today to create a more impactful workplace.

What Would Burnout Say? Recognizing—and Responding to—Burnout’s Voice

We all have an inner dialogue guiding us through life, giving voice to our ideas, concerns, and reflections. But when Burnout sneaks in, this inner dialogue can turn dark and draining, wasting our motivation and energy. Often, it’s hard to recognize Burnout’s voice until we’re already feeling worn out, depleted, and exhausted to move on …

[Video Post] Balance Is a Myth in Today’s Life

https://www.loom.com/share/c8e02bfe8b6543bd90e2d9d4090e857d 0:00 Hi everyone. I realized that I’m not a fan of the word balance, and we try to use it often. Even I caught myself that once in a while, when I have to congratulate someone with a birthday, I might say something like, “I wish you kind of having more balance in your …

We cannot have our wounds healed without properly taking care of them

It’s Friday evening, and I am cooking dinner. I wish I had at least two more arms – I recently had to go on a gluten-free diet, so making dinner became even more complicated. Two sets of pasta dishes from regular and gluten-free noodles will not cook themselves. I am also in a rush because …

[Video Post]: The Recent Discovery of My Autoimmune Disease Finally Takes My Guilt Away

https://www.loom.com/share/9a133b50908a4b47a864db86215ba1b2?sid=c669afc2-54dc-4805-bce4-2f382a9d433d Video Created with Loom 0:00 Hi everyone, this week I got some news from the doctor regarding one crazy disease that I kind of for sure will work on and battle it and get the right medication and everything will be fine. 0:18 But this uhm this is an autoimmune disease which means that …

The Psychology Behind Propaganda: Why We Fall for It and How to Resist

AI-Generated Image There is always an audience for propaganda! With all that is happening in the world, I cannot stop thinking about why extremism, autocratic, and anti-human-rights propaganda that is spreading is so successful across the continents. At some point, it comes to why so many of us cannot get our heads in the right …

Morning Coffee With Myself | Day 14: ACCEPTANCE

In psychological terms, acceptance is our ability to acknowledge a situation without a protest or making any attempt to change it. 🧘‍♂️ Acceptance is not about being passive or opting out, it is about recognizing which aspects of our lives are beyond our control. Many of us find it hard to accept tough or painful …

Morning Coffee With Myself | Day 10: FEEL THE FEARS

Day 10: FEEL THE FEARS We are hardwired to feel fear – it keeps us safe, after all. But a lot of us are also prone to inappropriate fears: fear of failure, fear of public speaking, fear of leaving bad relationships, whether personal or professional. Inappropriate fears have no positive purpose and they don’t actually …

Morning Coffee With Myself | DAY 3: TODAY I AM…

Preparing mentally for the day and getting yourself to focus on what is important today is a vital morning exercise. Yes, we might have “that” day, when something unpredictable comes up and there might be distractions you didn’t wish for, but what about you and your needs? How do YOU feel and what do YOU …

Morning Coffee With Myself | DAY 2: MY SOURCES OF ENERGY

For the next few minutes, think about the times, spaces, and situations when you felt most energized. Finish this sentence: “I feel most energized when…” Sit with these examples for a few moments. Think of your sources of energy and how you can focus on activities, people, or places that empower you and give you …

Morning Coffee With Myself | DAY 1: START WITH INTRODUCTION

As with any new meeting, we kick things off with introductions. Since we’re embarking on this journey of ‘meeting ourselves’ each day as a new ritual for the next month, let’s get to know ourselves better. Grab a mirror or open the front camera on your phone, maybe even record a video for a powerful …

The Polarities Between Business and People Needs in 2023 

And how to manage it to a peaceful resolution. Within the last years, we had the opportunity to encounter two phenomena: the “great resignation” and the “layoffs.” I would only dare to provide my thoughts and analysis of the situation based on my observations as a People & Culture professional: we are experiencing an existential …

The 5 regrets I don’t want to have at the end of my life

While working as an Australian nurse in palliative care, Bronnie Ware was caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She spoke with the patients and recorded their epiphanies at the very end of their lives.  People have shared their thoughts on regrets they have about their lives. Here are the top …

Self-Coaching Workbook Giveaway

Hi everyone! I am starting this new year with a hope that we all are going to have more good news, that we will be able to meet our families, we will travel again to the beautiful new places, come back to offices, and everyone will be healthy. I also notice how staying quarantined makes …

Strengths vs Weaknesses

Depending on our cultural background and our education, we may use our strengths and weaknesses a little differently. Some people put a bet on their strengths since they know this is where their skills stand out, and that’s what makes them successful. Others persuade their weaknesses as an opportunity to grow and therefore become more …

What Am I Actually Angry About?

Psychologists will tell us that the most common roots of anger include fear, pain, and frustration. In situations of uncertainty, losing our areas of control or the comfort zone, being hurt in relationships – all of the above are examples of what can cause anger. We can also discover from the psychology that anger is …

From self-awareness to self-improvement

What is self-awareness To better understand what self-awareness is I like to apply to emotional intelligence. It is an ability to recognize our own emotions, understand how they impact others, and manage them in a positive way; as well as recognize the emotions of other people with the ability to communicate effectively and reduce conflicts …

Happiness in the Workplace: Using PxP formula to create healthy teams

The highest priority I am usually hearing from managers in terms of developing their teams is building a high performing culture, creating teams and dynamics with a strong focus on results, and a good track record in deliveries. But could we really build long term success without creating an environment that makes people comfortable and, …