by Alison Reid | Jul 1, 2025 | Leadership
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the idea of letting go. I was coaching a senior manager recently who was spending a huge amount of time preparing for meetings – he was worried about a situation coming up that he wouldn’t be able to handle. The cost?...
by Alison Reid | Jun 2, 2025 | Leadership
A few weeks ago, I shared some thoughts on managing my inner critic — and how the noise in your head can feel a bit like a house party. Gatecrashers (unhelpful thoughts) come in uninvited, making a lot of noise, and your challenge is to spot them, throw them out and...
by Alison Reid | May 13, 2025 | Leadership
You’re about to present in a meeting with important stakeholders. You start to feel anxious, tense, hot. Maybe you’ve got a dry mouth. If you look closely, you’re probably holding your breath. Then it’s your turn to speak, and all eyes are on you. Your mind goes...
by Alison Reid | Mar 3, 2025 | Leadership
Six months ago, I hired a coach to help me thrive in my life and work. A big part of my work with her has been dealing with thoughts and beliefs that hold me back. You’d think that, after years of coaching others on mindset and even writing a whole chapter on...
by Alison Reid | Feb 14, 2025 | Leadership
How’s 2025 going so far for you? If you’re like many of my coaching clients, you felt catapulted back to reality after the Christmas break and now, several weeks in, you’re only too familiar with the pressure of competing priorities and looming...
by Alison Reid | Sep 16, 2024 | Leadership
Val*, an Operations Director, felt out of control. She and her team had been through a challenging time and she was anxious about what was going to happen next. She shared with me that she was worried that she was going to be thrown a curveball and that they wouldn’t...
