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Leading

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Your helpful suggestions might be making things worse

Dec 19, 2025

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8 min read

Your helpful suggestions might be making things worse

Why you need to rein in your impulses if you want to grow your team

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

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The coaching moments you're probably missing

Dec 12, 2025

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7 min read

The coaching moments you're probably missing

Here's how to spot the perfect moments to develop your team...

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

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Stop fixing, start coaching: the leadership shift your team needs now

Dec 5, 2025

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8 min read

Stop fixing, start coaching: the leadership shift your team needs now

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Performance

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Why your performance reviews might be making things worse (and what to do instead)

Nov 28, 2025

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9 min read

Why your performance reviews might be making things worse (and what to do instead)

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

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Your fears might just be creating the disaster you are trying to prevent

Nov 21, 2025

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8 min read

Your fears might just be creating the disaster you are trying to prevent

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

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When saying 'I don't know' makes you stronger

Nov 14, 2025

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8 min read

When saying 'I don't know' makes you stronger

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

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How to lead people who are better than you

Nov 7, 2025

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7 min read

How to lead people who are better than you

Clue: they're not and here is why ...

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

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Listen, Listen ...

Oct 31, 2025

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6 min read

Listen, Listen ...

And you might hear something

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

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Leading with intention: 12 core qualities for modern leaders

Oct 31, 2025

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12 min read

Leading with intention: 12 core qualities for modern leaders

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

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Leading with kindness

Oct 31, 2025

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4 min read

Leading with kindness

A higher order leadership principle

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

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This is what will genuinely create an engaged and motivated team

Oct 31, 2025

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6 min read

This is what will genuinely create an engaged and motivated team

Clue: It's not your company's mission statement

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

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What Most New Leaders Don't Know About Delegation (But Should)

Oct 25, 2025

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7 min read

What Most New Leaders Don't Know About Delegation (But Should)

Martin Cole
Martin Cole

Leading

Leaders don’t need all the answers— they just need the right questions

Oct 10, 2025

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6 min read

Leaders don’t need all the answers— they just need the right questions

Why recognising the coaching moments boosts performance and relieves pressure.

New Leaders

Why new leaders feel like they're drowning (and what to do about it)

Aug 22, 2025

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8 min read

Why new leaders feel like they're drowning (and what to do about it)

New Leaders

Leading former teammates: the challenge of going from colleague to boss

Aug 17, 2025

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10 min read

Leading former teammates: the challenge of going from colleague to boss

How to manage the transition when you're promoted above your peers

Well-Being

I was diagnosed with cancer. Here's how I dealt with the fear

Jul 27, 2025

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8 min read

I was diagnosed with cancer. Here's how I dealt with the fear

Performance

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Wherever your focus goes, energy flows

Oct 15, 2024

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8 min read

Wherever your focus goes, energy flows

Why well-placed attention improves performance, relationships and well-being

Change

Understanding the challenge of change

Oct 6, 2024

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7 min read

Understanding the challenge of change

Navigating life's transitions

Goals

Breaking down big goals

Sep 29, 2024

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8 min read

Breaking down big goals

5 steps that are critical to success

Well-Being

Breaking the cycle of overthinking

Sep 16, 2024

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9 min read

Breaking the cycle of overthinking

How to shift from rumination to self-reflection

Career

Regrets, strengths and setting career goals

Sep 8, 2024

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8 min read

Regrets, strengths and setting career goals

Well-Being

4 simple actions you can take when you are overwhelmed

Sep 3, 2024

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8 min read

4 simple actions you can take when you are overwhelmed

Understanding and coping when life piles up

Goals

Setting goals that are hard to reach

Aug 17, 2024

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12 min read

Setting goals that are hard to reach

6 core strategies for success

Coaching

From surviving to thriving

Aug 15, 2024

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9 min read

From surviving to thriving

An introduction to positive psychology

Performance

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Self-Determination Theory: the key to unlocking powerful motivation and reaching goals

Jul 29, 2024

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7 min read

Self-Determination Theory: the key to unlocking powerful motivation and reaching goals

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