Insights and lessons by Annette Gray from over 20 years of coaching and mentoring

Try this brilliant question to end your coaching conversations Oct 08, 2025

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...

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The Leadership Shift: Moving Beyond Problems to Solutions Oct 08, 2025

"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...

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⭐️ The power of asking for feedback Aug 25, 2025

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...

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My chief well-being officer 🐕‍🦺 Aug 25, 2025

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...

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How much of the time are you listening? 🧐 Aug 25, 2025

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...

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🛑 So please just stop giving advice! 😣 Nov 11, 2024

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 ...

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Celebrating 5 Years in Business Sep 16, 2024

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...

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Use of Scales in Coaching Conversations Aug 13, 2024

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 ...

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🧐 How do you create a respectful, inclusive and sustainable environment? Jul 29, 2024

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 ...

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Do you help others love their work and find their uniqueness? Jul 29, 2024

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! ...

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What does it take to have a workplace that thrives? Jul 29, 2024

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...

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Are you in a transition at the moment? 🧐 Jul 08, 2024

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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