by Alison Reid | Oct 6, 2025 | Leadership
Take charge of the Voice in your Head In my last article, I talked about the 4 roles the Voice in your Head plays in sabotaging you and your leadership. The good news is that you can change your mental soundtrack. But before you can do that, you need to believe the...
by Alison Reid | Sep 19, 2025 | Leadership
4 ways the Voice in your Head sabotages your leadership Do you have a Voice in your Head? Does it say things like, “You’re not good enough”, “Don’t speak up – you might say something stupid” or “You don’t deserve to be here”? Even though we both know there’s no one...
by Alison Reid | Sep 8, 2025 | Leadership
It is what it is : Lead without getting frustrated Are you sad or glad that it’s September? I’ll be honest, I’m a bit relieved. The heat and humidity of the past few months (I’m built to live in Scotland not Surrey), a nasty summer cold and the stop-start nature...
by Alison Reid | Jul 21, 2025 | Leadership
Enough is enough The results of my latest experiment – letting go of overpreparing – are in. I ran an uncharacteristically no-frills webinar : no slides, less preparation time, just me and two pages of notes (instead of ten). I felt uncomfortable in the lead-up....
by Alison Reid | Jul 1, 2025 | Leadership
Free webinar : Letting go of overpreparing 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...
by Alison Reid | Jun 2, 2025 | Leadership
One thought can change everything 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...
