There can be many pitfalls and costs in life should we ignore confronting problems. When life gets too hard, we can't always see or don’t always want to see what we need to do to address the aspects of our life that aren't working for us. In this article, Thrive Ontological Coach and Facilitator Louise Smallwood discusses this issue and how things improve when we shift from being a passenger in life to intentionally looking at and addressing these areas.

Do you look away when life gets too hard?

The feeling of being not good enough can cripple anyone’s ability to achieve the results they want. It is important not to ignore these doubts but to respond to and acknowledge them in the right way. In this article, leadership, results and effectiveness coach Markus O. Winzer shares his experiences with self-doubt and the lessons that supported him in overcoming them.

“Am I good enough?”: The impact our stories have on our performance

Half of all new businesses in Australia fail within the first five years. If your revenue is down and the business is stagnating rather than growing, the harsh reality is that you are at risk of becoming one of those statistics. In this article, effectiveness and leadership coach Markus O. Winzer exposes the myth that the ‘secret’ to long term success in business revolves around skills, processes, training and systems and why the key to sustainable growth is to focus on the so-called ‘soft...

Are you too nice to get what you want?

Realising that you can overcome the fears that make you overcompensate in life can seem challenging. In this article, ontological leadership coach Lucy Faulconer shares her experience working through the overpowering self-doubt some leaders and aspiring leaders face when up for a challenge in their role. She also explores how fear and self-doubt can get in the way of their delivery and their ability to be effective in life and how to resolve it.

Are fear and self-doubt driving you to overcompensate? Try this.

Derailment of a project can lead to unexpected costs and losses, even more so when it appears to come out of nowhere. In this article, leadership facilitator and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Dr. Ehssan Sakhaee, looks at how project managers can encourage healthy relationships within their team, facilitate honest communication without fear and address any issues before they become major problems.

Inauthenticity and project failure

As a project manager or team leader, if you have ever had an unmotivated, disengaged member on your team, you would know how damaging it can be for the rest of the team and the project on which you are working. How do you help them course-correct? In this article, leadership facilitator and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Ehssan Sakhaee, shares the critical factors that support you to seek out the root cause of the disengagement and find sustainable, long term solutions.

How to deal with disengaged team members

Being assertive can be challenging, especially when struggling with self-acceptance. In this article, wellbeing and effectiveness coach Wayne Stickel shares how he struggled with accepting his disability and how taking ownership helped him find a healthy relationship with assertiveness and learn to communicate clearly and unambiguously.

Why the world needs assertive and bold leaders living with a disability

As leaders, we all face challenges in life - situations that sometimes can leave us feeling diminished or ineffective or even damaged. So how do you bounce back when life throws you a professional curve ball? In this article, Technology Leadership Coach, Caroline New shares the steps leaders can take to rebuild your confidence and effectiveness.

Building your confidence after a setback

By nature, we humans are constantly comparing ourselves to others, and when it appears we are less than or not matching up, it creates discomfort. In this article, leadership coach John Williams explores why humans react in this way, how we can overcome it and why we should celebrate success in others, not tear them down.

Can vulnerability cure the Tall Poppy Syndrome?

Many leaders spend too much time working in their business rather than on it. Their struggle or unwillingness to remove themselves out of operations suggests they might undervalue themselves as leaders. When this happens, business, organisational and team leaders risk failing to unleash the potential of their people, which ultimately keeps the leader stuck in a self-limiting cycle. In this article, Jeanette Mundy, an ontological and transformational leadership coach, shares some simple and effec...

Undervaluing yourself as a leader? Go from being stuck in operations to trusting and empowering your teams.

If you are a coach about to start a business, you might be wondering where to start, especially if you have never established a business before. Even if you have run a business, setting up a coaching practice has its own unique challenges. The fact that the coaching industry is rife with noise and myths about what it takes to be successful adds to the confusion. In this article, Lucy Faulconer, an established leadership coach who runs a thriving coaching practice, shares a comprehensive checklis...

The definitive guide to starting a coaching business (21-point checklist)

If you are living with disability, it’s likely you understand firsthand that your employment options are limited. For many, being self-employed or starting a business is a means to overcome the significant barriers to economic marginalisation and exclusion that exist for disabled people. However, starting and running a business presents its own obstacles and challenges in gaining access to the global marketplace for disabled people, including those living with a ‘hidden’ disability. In thi...