Moyra Mackie
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Being your best self
Coaches are not cheerleaders
Disappointment is never a great emotion to experience. A while back I signed up to a webinar by a rather famous author and “life coach”. More about those inverted commas later. For $39 I was promised that I would find out what might be holding me back in my goal...
CV Writing: The 6 worst mistakes you can make
Part of what I do as a coach is help people – whether recent grads or senior execs – find new roles. It’s not a big part of my work, but it’s very rewarding. This can be a stressful time, full of opportunities for self-doubt and rejection, and helping...
Emotional Intelligence and the Art of Noticing
When Daniel Goleman’s first book on Emotional Intelligence was published in 1995 I was so excited by the possibilities he was describing that I was happy to rush to Barnes and Noble in Raleigh, NC and pay out what was then a princely sum of $40.I was...
Journaling – how to get started when you have writer’s block
It was a sunny Saturday morning in Shoreditch. Thirteen of us sitting in a circle in a light filled room heads down writing.All strangers. No introductions, no knowledge of what might connect us or divide us.The only thing we knew for certain is that this was day 1...
Feedback – Why the hamburger approach is just junk
When I ask groups how feedback should be given, there’s always someone who mentions the Hamburger Approach. This is the theory that you should start by saying something positive (the white bread), move on to what you really want to say – apparently often...
How can you make changes when you’re always so busy?
One of the reasons transformative change is so hard is that we struggle to break out of the way we are living and working right now. Our busyness and temptation to procrastinate can get in the way of meaningful change.The temptations of procrastinationThe best...
Beware the victim…and the rescuing hero
What happens when you experience conflict at home or at work?If you’re directly involved, do you feel helpless and put upon; pretty certain that there’s nothing you can do? Or do you feel angry; blaming the other side for everything that has...
Gratitude and the benefits of positively paying attention
I’ve been thinking a lot about gratitude this week.Firstly Jane, a friend of mine from school, nominated me on Facebook to declare three positive things each day for five days and to pass this nomination on to three of my friends.Now ordinarily I am not a...
Conflict is fantastic. Discuss
Conflict. What comes to mind when you read that word? How do you feel about conflict?
Almost every team I’ve ever worked with comes to me asking for help with both uncovering unvoiced conflict and strategies for dealing more effectively with conflict when it arises.
The way we deal with conflict – ignoring it, running away from it, confronting it – is a reflection of our early programming.
Go barefoot: 8 Tips for more mindful living
Going barefoot – especially outside – brings instant awareness of our relationship to our surroundings. It uses more muscles and strengthens our ankles but it also makes us think just a little bit more about where we are treading.
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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