The Being Leader: Annabel Graham

#13 On Resilience - with Sarah Jones

Resilience and mental health has never been more at the forefront of how we work than in 2020.  In this episode Sarah Jones and I explore how resilience impacts us as leaders, and how we can become more resilient by noticing what is going on for ourselves, our family & friends, our colleagues and teams.

Expect to learn about how to have compassionate conversations, what makes a resilient leader, how we can make our teams more resilient, and how our resilience reservoir and coping strategies are key to supporting our wellbeing.  So much in this episode!

Find out more about Sarah Jones at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-jones-58936a2b/ 

Connect with me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/  and www.successfultraining.co.uk  

#resilience #mentalhealth #wellbeing #leadership

#12: the expectations conversation

Time and again I speak to people in organisations and when they tell me it's all a bit tense between them and their line manager/team member, or that there are crossed wires; I ask the same question: "have you had the expectations conversation, where you both agree what you expect of each other and how you'll work together?".

 And what do you think the answer is? No!

In this bitesize edition, find out what the expectations conversation is, why you need to have it as a leader, team member, peer or supplier and what the key elements are that you need to ask.

Read the blog and find out more at www.successfultraining.co.uk; https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/; @mgmttrainer, @thebeing_leader.

#leadership #coaching #expectations #conversations

#11: On dispersed teams

As it hits September and the kids head back to school, there also seems to be a back to work feel and the climate in which we are all now working  is very different. Despite the change in the environment, many of those challenges that teams face will still exist, so I want to start looking dispersed teams and how we can lead them more effectively.

In this episode we will look at the 7 steps that will help you enable your teams to work in this dispersed environment in a better way.  And these are are a must do, not a nice to do.

What exists for your team, and what doesn’t – as you need to fix that, and fast!

Expect to find out more about the following 7 steps:

1. Clarify team purpose

2. Clear outcomes and goals

3. Team roles

4. Team Behaviours

5. Regular communication

6. Be accountable

7. Hold each other to account.

Find out more at www.successfultraining.co.uk; Instagram @thebeing_leader, Twitter @mgmttrainer; https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelgraham-coach-trainer/

#leadership #teambuilding #leadershipdevelopment #teamcoaching

#10 On Emotional Freedom - with Sarah Sienkiewicz

How often do your emotions get in the way of how you want to be, and what you want to do? What if you had a way of getting past this, or techniques to enable you to be more effective.

Emotional Freedom Technique is a practice that enables this and this conversation with coach Sarah Sienkiewizc explores how this can help you get unstuck.

Sarah supports frazzled and stressed-out professionals who are feeling anxious, facing burn-out or desiring a lifestyle change. She works with individuals and employees, who may be feeling constantly stressed, overwhelmed, unproductive, unmotivated and unfulfilled in their careers and lives.

Learn:

• how breathing can help relax you so you can be more in the moment,
• access below resources on tapping that will help you release those stresses

And hear about Law of Attraction - we talked about that too, oh and dogs!

Find out more from me, including all the podcasts and other resources at https://www.successfultraining.co.uk

Find out more about Sarah at https://www.clearwatercoach.co.uk/ 

Watch a demonstration of Emotional Freedom technique that you can try yourself at https://www.clearwatercoach.co.uk/freestuff.html

#9 On change and alignment - everything keeps shifting

In the final part of looking at who we are as being leaders,  I come to the wider world around us, the environment that we exist in, and the systems that we are part of.  These are the systems – be them family, team, business, cultural, societal in which we interact and operate, and demonstrate all of the above.

So we’ll think about:

• How we respond and what this appears like to others
• What we can do to be in control and better aligned.

If we want to get things back in alignment, so we feel in control, so the context in which we operate, our behaviours, capabilities, values, identity  and purpose all align, we need to recognise what part is out of alignment, and then fix that. 

 

#8 on Embodied Leadership - with Jo Manton

In this podcast I’m in dialogue with Jo Manton,  who is a coach, facilitator and consultant who enables clients to identify and engage with their challenges in a real and tangible way; and works with them to explore, acquire, practise and master the embodied leadership skills and behaviours that allow them to be more effective in their lives at work.

In this podcast we’ll explore more about what embodied leadership is, and how working from a somatic lens, Jo’s focus is on helping clients pay more attention to their felt presence and true experiences, sometimes using bodywork to help clients become more somatically aware so that they can learn and incorporate new embodied practices into how they go about leading themselves, their teams, and their businesses, and really getting to the essence of what it means to be a Being Leader.

When reflecting on your leadership journey and your next development, think about:

• What practices are you presently doing to develop yourself?
• What practices are you engaged in that you’ve inherited from your family or broader culture that have become habituated and unconscious?
• Are the practices that you’re currently doing in alignment with your values?
• What are the new practices that you need to fulfil on your vision?
• Who can be a good partner that will encourage you on your journey of leadership cultivation and help you stay in your practices

Visit  https://www.successfultraining.co.uk/ https://www.jmaleadership.com/

#7 On behaviour: who says it's ok to behave like that?

In this episode I want to shine the spotlight on our behaviour.

Does how your behave fit with what your purpose and identity dictate? Are you doing yourself justice and living your values? Are you being intentional, truly present, and showing up in your interactions? 

Find out more about the 3 things key areas that govern our behaviour, and get some self reflective questions which will make you think about how you are showing up.

#behaviour #presence  #emotionalintelligence #leadership

#6 About balance - with Preeta Cooley

So what's your map of the world? How do you show up, what shapes your thinking and how do you gain balance in how you work and operate? 

What are those behaviours and factors that you can put in place to enable you to operate in an effective way, understand yourself more, and develop a better sense of well being that will enable you to work in a better way.

In this episode I explore different themes of how we can work well with Preeta Cooley, Executive coach and founder of De Novo Performance.  

 

#5 On Reflection: Time to stand and stare

when do you just stand and stare? Our lives are busy, frenetic and always on and we humans aren’t necessarily built to withstand that constant onslaught of information, technology and communication. Reflection; time when we can contemplate and think deeply about things is something that many of us don’t do.

However, it’s crucial to all of us to take that time out; step back and think about our actions, our impact and what matters.

In this episode we look at how reflection helps us, gives us balance and I share towards the end a way of setting up a reflective practice diary. 

#4: Can I do this? Exploring strengths & capabilities

In this episode we shall continue to connect with our purpose and intent, and think about who we are and what we do.  And alongside our values and beliefs, in this episode we will start to focus the lens on capabilities – the strengths, skills and knowledge that contribute to who we are and how we show up, as we all have strengths,even if sometimes we feel really inadequate. 

So I’m also going to talk about this in 3 sections:

1. Understanding what strengths are and how we recognise them?
2. Explore what gets in the way of us focussing on strengths, and can contribute to our feelings of inadequacy and lack of confidence.
3. Look at a practical exercise you can do to identify your strengths, skills and capabilities and what you may need to focus on to be the leader/person you want to be.