Leading AT Your Post: When You Can’t Withdraw But Can’t Continue at 100%
Operating in difficult times – You’re still showing up, but you’re running on fumes This month’s Field Notes is Part 2 of the Wartime Leadership series. If you’re in peacetime right now, feel free to skip this one — or save it for when the storms come (and they will). But if you identified with […]
Blog 64: When You’ve Lost Your Confidence: A Practical Recovery Plan
That’s a horrible feeling, isn’t it? One moment you’re performing well, the next you’re second-guessing everything. Maybe you bombed a presentation. Maybe you missed a critical deadline. Maybe someone’s feedback hit you harder than expected. Whatever triggered it, now you’re stuck wondering if you ever had what it takes. If you’ve lost your confidence at […]
Blog 63: From Intern to Thinking Partner: The Art of Ai Collaboration . . . a shared post with Claude
The following post is designed to reflect the generative power and leverage of working with Ai. This post demonstrates a shared authorship approach between Your life caddy and Claude Ai. The post has not been edited. It is presented to you as it was developed, together (with Claude). i hope this blog realises the potential […]
Blog 53: Digging Wells: One Year of Caddying Posts and the Journey Ahead
©Franciscan Media “Let’s begin again for up to now we’ve done nothing” – St Francis of Assisi Post 53 marks a year of post writing and i thought it may help others to capture this process and the evolution of caddying, these posts and now podcasts with the evolution of the Life Caddy Minute. In […]
Blog 61: How do I manage multiple expectations from a range of others – superiors, colleagues and subordinates? PART 2: Having a clarifying conversation with your boss.
This blog is targeted at those who are struggling with conflicting expectations in their workplace. Who else feels like this at work? Part 1 of this blog series on clarifying expectations had you look at your role descriptions and have non defensive conversations with both some of your colleagues and the staff you supervise. Hopefully […]
Blog 60: How do I manage multiple expectations from a range of others – superiors, colleagues and subordinates?
Managing expectations can be a significant challenge for emerging leaders. Just managing your boss’ expectations can be difficult, but for new leaders, you will need to overlay this with the expectations of your colleagues and those you lead. Balancing all these expectations can be a juggling act. And it can be frustrating if you find […]
Blog 59: Other people are getting ahead of me. I’m being left behind. What can i do? PART 2
In the last blog we aimed to change your thinking – get you shifting away from a scarcity mindset and toward a more positive, abundance mentality. We’re trying to move away from those feelings where we feel we are missing out, that your being left behind. Taking away the panic. Here’s some practical moves you […]
Blog 58: Other people are getting ahead of me. I’m being left behind. What can I do? PART 1
©Shutterstock First, don’t panic. Your work life isn’t a race that’ll be over in a minute. This is a longer game. But these feelings can result in a sense of panic as you feel you’re getting left behind. You are turning up to work each day and lasting the slog. It’s just those around you […]
Blog 57: I’ve lost all my drive in life. I know that discipline matters, but how do I get moving when I just don’t feel like it?
©Appreciation at Work This blog is for those who are crying out for this kind of help . . . It sounds like your get up and go has just gone. Let’s first try and understand how you got to this place, then (in PART 2), we’ll provide you some strategies to kick start you […]
Blog 56: Centering PART 3 – on being mindful. Practical activities for your life’s rhythm.
©Wellmark So, there are a range of things that can get your mind in a healthier space. i hope you have found the tools provided in Blog 62 to bridle your mind have been helpful. Remember, applying these habits will take a while and they won’t necessarily work the first time. Be persistent and invest […]