by Dr Sharon | Mar 11, 2024 | Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others)
For me, boundaried people are brilliant to work with. I always know where I stand, I know I won’t hear promises that can’t be delivered on and can rely on them to push back if my requests are unreasonable. They will be direct (with respect and empathy) without fearing...
by Dr Sharon | Feb 13, 2024 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Relationship Building, Relationships (Self and Others)
I’d like to focus this article on practical ways we can shape our own psychological safety and promote self-love and the best environment for ourselves to thrive. It seemed apt with all the messages of love around leading up to Valentine’s Day. All too often, we...
by Dr Sharon | Jan 29, 2024 | Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Learning, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others)
Psychological safety is as important as physical safety, yet many leaders, teams and individuals still don’t take it seriously enough. I think this is a multifaceted problem and persists for a few reasons: 1) A lack of understanding of the threat response, 2) Not...
by Dr Sharon | Jan 17, 2024 | Change management, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Learning, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others)
In December, we made it through one of the most traumatic weeks of our lives, it taught us so much that I wish I had been doing before. It made me realise that we had not been prioritising our safety, even though I thought we were. So, I want to share what happened...
by Dr Sharon | Nov 24, 2023 | Achieve Goals, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others)
I am immensely grateful as Key Steps Corporate Training reaches its 16th milestone today, coinciding with our middle daughter turning 21 on Saturday. It sure is an exciting time with so many reasons to celebrate! On 21 November 2007 – after 11 years in corporate...
by Dr Sharon | Aug 28, 2023 | Achieve Goals, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Learning, Personal Development, Relationships (Self and Others)
Sadly, according to a global study by Skynova, 80% to 90% of employees said that workloads prevented taking time off and 68% used their smartphones for work while they’re on holiday. Not surprisingly, 62% said the use of their device for work made it tough to recharge...
