Author: Gareth Couch
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How to avoid diversity washing through assertiveness…
Today more than ever, we have become aware that one’s IQ (Intelligence Quotient), one’s reasoning ability, is not the lead principle in getting to the top. EQ (Emotional Quotient) has become a decisive factor for recruiters both top-down and bottom-up. The recognition that sustainable, meaningful change comes from our ability to work with our emotions […]
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Assertiveness & You – ROI that’s impossible to ignore.
And in my final instalment relating to ‘Assertiveness & You’ (the best workshop on assertiveness that you have yet to discover!) we explore the final piece of the puzzle where the participants are at this stage aware of what assertiveness demands, what they demand from themselves to be assertive and their beliefs, values and emotional […]
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Assertive Communication
Through exploring our non-verbal and our verbal communication in my workshop, we begin to uncover what it means to be authentically, unequivocally you.
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Thinking Assertively – The beliefs that are holding you back…
‘whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right’.
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Assertiveness – How to really make it work for your and your business.
In putting pen to paper, combining market research and having lived an overall assertive lifestyle, I recognised the need for a different understanding of assertiveness. It’s not something we’re taught. It’s not something we do. It’s who we are as humans and how we are being with ourselves and those around us.
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Fear of Rejection? Here’s how to overcome it…
This is a bit of a misnomer of a title. Truth be told, I don’t think we ever ‘overcome’ it. But please do read on and embrace the fear of the unknown… Young or old, smart or smarter, first job or best job, I imagine that most of us will have experienced *that* feeling. It’s […]
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Leadership
You don’t have to start as you mean to go on
There’s something rather seductive about a fresh start. A new year, a new job, a new role, a Monday morning, even tomorrow if today has already gone slightly off the rails. We seem to like moments that give us permission to draw a line underneath what came before and announce that from now on, things will […]
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Coaching
How do you know if a coach is right for you?
How do you know if a coach is right for you? Finding the right coach can be daunting. Perhaps even more so today than when I first wrote about this several years ago. There are thousands of coaches, countless approaches, an increasingly bewildering collection of qualifications and credentials, and enough websites promising transformation to make […]
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