Last week, I wrote about my experience of shiatsu as a part of my transition in Making the Shift in Mind and Body. I knew I hadn’t done a great job of explaining how shiatsu works, in particular the connection between the mind and the body. So I asked Sarah Waller, my shiatsu practitioners, to
Transition
Making the shift in mind and body
We’ve established that change and transition need to happen concurrently for the change to stick (Managing human transitions for successful change). Change is about “doing” and transition is about “being” – what goes on in the mind. If we don’t pay attention to the emotional stuff, the change will be much less sticky. But what
How to help people pass through transitions
So you’ve heard my POV on transitions in my recent podcast The power of transition coaching to facilitate change; and you’ve read about my POV in Managing human transitions for successful change. Now let me share a model for transition coaching that I’ve been working with. All transition starts with a vision of what the future
Managing human transitions for successful change
Following on from my podcast last week, here’s a post that I wrote for Change Associates about Managing human transitions for successful change Go ahead and click over there to read it. It’ll give you more of a flavour of where I think we can support people as they go through transitions associated with change.
The power of transition coaching to facilitate change
I promised that I’d be back to talk about transitions, and in particular how transition coaching can facilitate change. So here I am – but this time in a podcast, hosted by Antoinette Oglethorpe, an old (as in ex-, not ancient) and trusted colleague of mine. in this interview, I talk about the challenges of facilitating
Transitions and the System
Some time ago, I wrote about my transition out of the company I had worked for, for 17 years. There were some ups and downs, plenty of fears and doubts, plus hope. What am I losing, what am I taking with me? Changes in our work and life need to be addressed at a human
Have I said too much?
I’ve admitted to a few fears and insecurities in the last few blog posts: Five Great Fears and Boundless Friendliness Fear of Uncertainty Learning and Growing Outside of your Comfort Zone Some people might be aghast at that. “There’s no place for vulnerability in the workplace. Stiff upper-lip and all that”. I don’t agree. We
Learning and growing outside your comfort zone
We all know about the comfort zone. That place where we know what we are doing, who to talk to about it, how to get stuff done. It’s nice. But it can also be dull. We get bored, through lack of challenge. So I encouraged you in the last post to break out of your
Fear of uncertainty
It’s a fact…our brain hates uncertainty. In fact, it craves certainty. So discovered David Rock through his investigative interviews with neuroscientists. Just like the fears I discussed last week, this is true for every human being. This got me thinking about my own life. I like to be in control and to plan the future
Five Great Fears, and Boundless friendliness
I recently attended a meditation retreat that focused on boundless friendliness. Friendliness to myself, to people I call my friends, and to those I dislike, as well as to those I do not know. In the course of the weekend, I learned about Buddhism’s Five Great Fears, and I realised that these have all been
Job search as a playground for learning that you can take into your new role.
Who would have thought I would learn so much as I look for a new role? Talk about learning “on-the-job” (or in this case “for-the-job”)! Of course, I should have realised that I would learn a huge amount, being in this new terrain, doing things I have not done before/lately, but it’s really only hitting
Reclaiming my energy
When I started working with my career guide, he made a comment that has stuck with me these past weeks and has guided the way I focus my time. He said, “Clare, you have two priorities now, the first is setting in motion a process to improve your work situation…the second is to refresh, relax,
Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? When to have career conversations
Until about 4 weeks ago, I was holding off on having conversations about what I really want from my next role, so that I could be completely clear with people what I am looking for. As my friend says, I was trying to get my ducks all in a row. The trouble with that approach, I now
Who am I? What makes me unique?
So far in my journey to find a new role, I’ve written about letting go and envisioning the future. Now let’s focus on some self-awareness. As part of my discovery process, I’ve taken a number of assessments to better understand my strengths and my values. I think you’ll find them useful too: 1) Standout –
Envision your future – create your vision board
When I wrote “what am I losing, what am I taking away?”, it was pretty cathartic for me…and yet I knew that I was missing something. I thought that I was missing something that I would be losing. But when the comments started rolling in, I knew instantly that what was missing were the good-byes that
What am I losing, what am I taking with me?
During this time of change for me, I have been reflecting on my transition. Change is the process; transition is the human, psychological stuff that happens when we go through change – whether that change is self-selected or imposed. All transitions have three stages: An ending, a letting go, a feeling of losing something The
