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If you’re saying ‘yes’ to this, what are you saying ‘no’ to?
Time management for leaders is about trade-offs. Use four questions to protect priorities, delegate more and focus where you add most value.
Are you the best problem solver on your team?
A coaching leadership style helps managers build judgement, confidence and ownership. Learn when to ask questions and when to give advice.
What is getting in the way of your best thinking?
Protect your strategic thinking by reducing distractions, task switching and overload. Five practical ways for leaders to think more clearly.
From software engineer to manager: what changes when you start leading people?
Moving from software engineer to manager takes more than technical expertise. Explore the people-leadership skills that make the difference.
From scientist to manager: what changes when you start leading a research team?
Moving from scientist to manager brings new people challenges. Explore what helps researchers lead teams with confidence, clarity and evidence.
How many decisions really need you?
Decision fatigue can weaken leadership judgement. Learn how to reduce unnecessary decisions, delegate well and protect your best thinking.
Who challenges your thinking?
As leaders become more senior, meaningful challenge can diminish. Explore how to test assumptions, expose blind spots and keep developing.
Why inclusion changes the decisions you make
Inclusive leadership improves decisions by bringing more expertise and perspectives into the conversation. Explore five practical questions for leaders.
Who is on your personal board?
Build a stronger leadership network with mentors, sponsors, critical friends and trusted advisers who provide support, challenge and perspective.
Are you a senior leadership team, or a team of senior leaders?
What makes a senior leadership team effective? Explore collective leadership, shared accountability and how team coaching can help.
Why Silos Form, and What Helps People Work Across Them
Why do teams end up working in silos? Explore what causes silo working and five practical ways to improve cross-functional collaboration.
What is your leadership team not talking about?
What happens when senior leadership teams stop discussing the difficult issues? Explore how psychological safety, constructive challenge and accountability improve team effectiveness.
Deepening Dynamics in Coaching: Part 2 – ‘Use of Self’ in coaching
Some of the richest learning in coaching happens not in the tools we use, but in how we work with what arises in the moment. This two-part CPD series will help you notice and navigate the dynamics unfolding in real time with clients, deepen awareness of subtle exchanges, and use yourself as a powerful instrument of coaching — strengthening your ability to work with shifts in energy, strong emotions, and unconscious processes to support lasting change
Deepening Dynamics in Coaching: Part 1 - Working with the Here and Now’
Some of the richest learning in coaching happens not in the tools we use, but in how we work with what arises in the moment. This two-part CPD series will help you notice and navigate the dynamics unfolding in real time with clients, deepen awareness of subtle exchanges, and use yourself as a powerful instrument of coaching — strengthening your ability to work with shifts in energy, strong emotions, and unconscious processes to support lasting change.
Deepening Your Coaching Impact: Exploring the Power of Working in the Here and Now
Are you ready to elevate your coaching practice? Discover how “Working in the Here and Now” can transform your client sessions by fostering genuine insights and real-time growth. This approach goes beyond traditional methods, allowing you to engage deeply with your clients and uncover unspoken dynamics that shape their actions and emotions.
Join our 90-minute interactive workshop to explore practical techniques. Learn how to create richer, more impactful sessions that align with core coaching competencies and help your clients achieve meaningful change.
Use of Self in Coaching – What is it and why does it matter?
Discover how tapping into your own presence as a coach can reveal powerful insights for your clients. In this 90-minute session, you’ll learn practical techniques to use your awareness, intuition, and reactions to bring deeper self-understanding and transformation to each coaching interaction. Join us to elevate your practice.
Transforming Leadership Development: Hemsley Fraser's Strengths-Based Approach
Hemsley Fraser, a leading global training provider asked Kate Jennings Coaching to help bolster their leadership style with a Strengths-based coaching series. The results transformed their business - found out how.
Think Forward – Achieving Innovation and Strategic Growth through Thinking Strengths
In the fast-paced and ever-evolving business landscape, the Thinking category of the Clifton StrengthsFinder framework plays a crucial role in driving innovation and strategic foresight. These Strengths (Strengths Finder – Clifton Strengths) are essential for those who excel in breaking down complex problems, devising innovative solutions, and setting a visionary course for the future.
Fostering Strong Connections: A Guide to Relationship Building Strengths
In the dynamic world of team management, the strengths each member brings to the table are critical to collective success. Among these, the CliftonStrengths Relationship Building domain of the Strengths Finder framework stands out as a cornerstone for fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment