Insights and lessons by Annette Gray from over 20 years of coaching and mentoring
Sometimes the most powerful coaching moments come from the simplest of questions.
This week, an experienced Solution Focus coach, Eva Rampini from Switzerland shared with me a brilliant closing quest...
"The solution doesn’t care where the problem came from."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Have you ever thought about where you take the conversation when a team member, client or friend comes to you with a proble...
Yesterday I had my last leadership coaching session with an experienced school principal. This in fact is a second round of coaching as he moved to a new school this year.
What I love about working wit...
I often reflect on RU OK day about my dear brother Rod who died 21 years ago. 🥲
My brother Rod at 46 years old, died from suicide on 3rd January 2014, which sent a major ripple effect to many others in...
How much of the time are you talking? 🧐
Generally, when I am training leaders and mentors to be “coach like” I say a rough guide to how much time you are listening as the leader compared to your team m...
I am not one to feel down or ask for help. Very rare in fact, but today I was having a down day and I reached out to a few people as a sounding board and just wanted to be heard. I was not asking for ...
Welcome to this special edition of my newsletter, where I’m excited to celebrate a significant milestone—five years of running my own business! 🎉
In the video below, I share a personal reflection on th...
Coaching Tip - The Multiple Use of Scales
Last week I held a Coaching and Mentoring Masterclass on the Multiple Use of Scales. It went down really well with those that attended, so I have decided to ...
I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Solution Focus in Organisations Unconference on Sustainable Leadership in Land aan Zee, the Netherlands last week and all of this happened so fast!
I was ...
This was my favourite iceberg I spotted when I went to Antarctica last November with Homeward Bound Women in STEMM Leadership Initiative.
Who would have thought an iceberg could look like a cupcake! ...
Last month I attended the Thriving Workplaces conference held in Sydney that was run by The Serenity Collective. This is the third time I have attended one of these conferences. So why do I keep going...
This has been the theme of my leadership coaching over recent times.
I often notice this trend happening in my coaching, if I am grappling with a topic in my personal life or professional life it emer...
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