Moyra Mackie
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Being your best self
Building great teams – no rafts, parachutes, safety nets or mud required
This is my favourite picture of me at work. I love seeing every single one of those people, smiling, engaged, fully present. What’s more, it’s taken in the middle of a challenging and competitive activity where everyone present has experienced unexpected loss and...
The hippo, the salesman and the significance of shoes
This week I’ve been asking myself how bad things have to get before we ask for help. I’m thinking of all the people who struggle with a relationship without seeking counselling. Or those who wrestle with a problem at work and try and solve it on their own, rather than...
How journaling reduces stress and boosts creativity
How journaling reduces stress and boosts creativity Did you know there’s robust research showing that writing a journal helps us let go of difficult emotions, cuts down on over-thinking and procrastination and leaves us calmer, clearer and less stressed? The research...
What got you here, won’t get you there
“Coaching and counselling are really for losers”, said a forthright friend of mine the other day. “I know it’s what you do but I don’t believe in this coaching stuff. If people were just a bit more resilient… I guess if you’re a bit of a loser it might help, but...
The three simple things that make you better at what you do
As a coach, clients ask me into their business to help them get better at what they do. Whether it’s an individual leader, a team or even a whole company, these clients are always interested in improvement. Most of the time they’re pretty successful (sometimes...
Time Management: The biggest lie: “I have no time.”
If you want to change anything significant in your life you need to nail this lie.Whether it is exercising more, changing the direction of your business or becoming a better leader to your team, most of us need to challenge this most insidious of self-limiting beliefs...
How do you respond to conflict? Learn how to set your Emotional Thermostat
What is an Emotional Thermostat? When faced with an indifferent waiter and disappointing food, how easy do you find it to complain? When someone at work has produced poor quality work, what do you do and say? And more importantly, how do you feel? These feedback...
What is your self-worth? How to really value yourself.
If I asked you the question “What is your self-worth?” what would you take into consideration?Would you think about how much you earn or how much you own? Would you think about what’s in the bank, or how much you owe the bank?Or would you dwell on what other people...
Listening is good for you: Four steps to mastering active listening
Do you understand the difference between listening and active listening?Do you feel listened to?What’s more, are YOU a good listener? Studies show adults remember between 25 and 50 per cent of what they hear. So when you talk to your boss, colleagues, customers or...
Stress: Being a compassionate friend to ourselves
How many of us are kind and compassionate towards ourselves in times of stress? Most have us have known that feeling when we’ve got a lot on our plates; challenging targets, multiple demands (often a combination of work and home) and tight deadlines. Yet sometimes...
Stress: When last were you unplugged?
When last were you really, completely unplugged? A few years ago, I experienced it for the first time in a very long time around a campfire in Zimbabwe, the land of my birth. A campfire in a place that is only accessible by boat or plane. A place where rush hour...
The perils of perfectionism and other life stealers
My name is Moyra Mackie and I’m a recovering perfectionist.Perfectionism is rightly described as a life-stealerEven though I know that perfection is not possible, it is one of my Drivers. I hear the siren call of perfectionism whenever I’m under pressure. This might...
Moyra has worked with our organization to help us navigate a number of important change initiatives… consistently demonstrating an ability to help us see the gap between where we are and where we need to go… truly defining what it means to be a trusted advisor.
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