When it comes to personal and professional growth, having the right support can make all the difference. I’ve found that working with a professional coach who brings real-world experience to the table is a game-changer. It’s not just about having someone to talk to; it’s about partnering with someone who truly understands the challenges you face and can guide you through them with practical wisdom. Let me share why the importance of coaching experience cannot be overstated an

Time. How do you find more of it in your working day? It really can feel like there aren't enough hours in our working days. Often the answer is to work more hours or miss out activities that would be a break from the to-do list and constant workload But digging a bit deeper and the question could be… Time. How proactive are you in making more of it? I sometimes hear from leaders about their calendars being filled by other people’s needs. Meeting invites for meetings they do

How’s your team performing? You think you're clear on expectations and yet something isn’t clicking. Maybe, you have a team of individuals and experts but when working together, they are not able to run as effectively as a team and meet those expectations? Is it time to consider what’s going on under the surface? Where’s the disconnection? What needs to happen to move things forward and realise the full potential of your team? Have you recognised that it’s time to talk and s

ICF PCC Credential I am an International Coaching Federation - Professional Certified Coach As a coach, I work with people on their personal development and whatever they want to change about themselves. I recognise that this work, for my clients, can be difficult, needs commitment and focus for them to realise the goals that they want to achieve. My role is to support, challenge, be an accountabilty partner and celebrate on the way as they work towards their aspirations and

How do you know if you can trust someone in your team?

The clash between Gen Z’s ‘work boundaries’ and Boomers/Gen X’s ‘work ethics’ is alive and kicking!

I've had a couple of prompts over the past few weeks about bosses who were unreasonable and extremely difficult to work with. Both were clear examples of workplace bullying, with leaders who use their own particular style to undermine confidence and ensure they aren’t questioned or challenged. It triggered some thoughts for me too. I worked for a few bullies in the earlier years of my corporate career and still remember how they made me feel. With one in particular, I didn’t

A happy group of team coaches! I recently spent some time in Malahide, Dublin with these lovely people. We spent three days developing our team coaching skills, practising different scenarios and models to help teams move forward and improve how they work together. It was great to sign off the week as a qualified team coach, earning the 'Association for Coaching' Team Coaching qualification! I always enjoy my work with teams and love the energy that a group can create plus I

I had the pleasure of working with this lovely team over the last month. After talking to my client, I developed and agreed a bespoke programme that targeted making sure time in meetings was time well spent, one-touch and with productive energy throughout! Building Effective Meeting Skills Through Team Development A key focus was on maximising individual and team effectiveness in meetings as part of their team development. Basically, my client wanted their team to be sharp an

Coach Experience Video I’m Sean Fitzgerald, your ally in leadership development and performance. For over 35 years I led high performing teams in Waitrose and for over 20 of those years I combined that with coaching. I bring all of that experience to my coaching to help people like you make a real impact in their working day. Leadership today is tough. Balancing innovation, stability and performance, whilst inspiring your team, isn't easy but that's where I come in. My appro

Lego EMEA Supply Chain Superstars & Peter Parker Recently, I facilitated a team day for the EMEA supply chain team for LEGO. Even if I say so myself, it was a really good day with lots of fun! And yes, there was a huge amount of LEGO built around the offices :) It was also International, with two attendees flying in from Czech Republic and one joining us virtually from LEGO HQ Billund, Denmark. Improving Team Effectiveness and Performance The aim of these days is to improve

Ready for take off? Are you ready for take off? Destination unknown or maybe destination identified but just don’t know how to get there? Understanding your Personal Development Coaching Needs When clients come to me, it can be because they recognise they need some personal development coaching but they aren’t sure whether it’s leadership coaching or maybe career coaching. Sometimes it’s both and this may come out in our discovery call as we talk through their situation and u

LEGO Serious Play can accelerate discussion and surface opportunities to move forward on a personal and team level.

Where is everyone? ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together’ This is an old African proverb that I use quite often with my coaching. When I’m working with Leadership Coaching clients, this is something we focus on when planning how to develop their team for high performance that will improve business results. A group of well motivated individuals, working together is greater than the sum of it’s parts (to adapt slightly from Aristotle!) So, as alw

Before I talk about personal development coaching, be it executive coaching, leadership development or career coaching, are you clear on what you may need? Is it Coaching or Counselling? Coaching is forward focus with future outcomes, goals and plans to get there with support and maybe accountability from your coach. Counselling tends to focus on personal healing, personal exploration with looking backwards to resolve behaviours and patterns. So, now I’m assuming you are cons

Over the years, bicycles have been a key part in helping me find work-life balance. Pounding the pedals, whilst working through my thoughts has helped clear emotions and identified positive strategies to face blocks and challenges. Cycling also fitted with busy schedules and shift patterns and was not dependent on involving other people to join me in that activity In my corporate role leading large operational teams and focused on the consistent push for high performance, I a

I was talking to someone recently who was telling me about how they were focusing consistently on regular ‘one to one reviews’ with their team. They were taking time to understand more about what was going on personally for each individual team member and also understand what ‘made them tick’ with their work. Their one to one meetings were supporting healthy two way dialogue and understanding of each other’s role in the commercial success of the team. The highlight of this co

How was your bank holiday? For those of you who weren't working, I hope you got some good rest and relaxation and maybe some ice cream in...

The person I was talking to was telling me how they celebrate success with their team. It was an enjoyable discussion with some good ideas and certainly would get their team focused on achieving and recognising their results.

Connecting with your team and understanding more about them as individuals will release multiple benefits for team engagement and...