Patience, and eventual clarity, comes from properly understanding the Learning process, and stages of competence are a vital point of ongoing observation, reminds Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. Learning is a high-profile thing in recent years. Social media and Zoom chats are full of humblebrags about knits, bakes, […]

When thrown into chaos and not excelling in the personal wellness area, notice the positive and make the big picture smaller, offers Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. “Hi, my name is X. I come from Y. I work as Z”. How quickly we identify ourselves by our work […]

Workplace empowerment is a journey, not an entitlement, reminds Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. Empowerment is a lovely concept that seems to be losing its way. I continuously see the word pinned, in all its glory, on the walls of businesses – a bold promise intended to inspire […]

How well thought-through is our dissatisfaction, if we can’t name the ‘instead’, wonders Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. “Instead” is a wonderful word – open, helpful, empowering, and most importantly directional. In the world of coaching, we talk a lot about the concept of knowing not only what […]

To what extent has shopping, or ‘retail thinking’, affected our approach to work relationships, wonders Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. People can be difficult. Even with years of coaching training and practice, I’m never going to tell you that knowledge of humans constitutes a magic wand that makes […]

It’s possibly not “The System” that’s beating you,  if making your mark is a struggle, suggests Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. Have you ever been the person who arrives frustratedly into December proclaiming “Oh wow, another year gone. I didn’t do anything I said I’d do”?  Are you […]

Still humming ‘The Only Way Is Up’ when thinking of your career? It’s time to change your tune, in the name of true career creativity, says Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. “Onwards and sideways” a great colleague of mine used to say, usually in moments where a great […]

Everyone has to dip their toe in the marketing pool at some point, reminds Davina Greene. “Why should I?”, “That will never work!” and “That’s not what I’d do” – the dreaded retorts of the unconvinced audience. And that’s before the nervous change-haters chip in. But hey, we’re all […]

If you want to lead, you must engage in storytelling, painting a verbal picture to help people see what you already know, advises Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. “Now, boys and girls, we’re going to spend some time writing a story. Can you remember what a good story […]

We boast of our own flexibility, but are we just talking or truly acting, wonders Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. I’m great. I’ve read all about leadership and human traits, so I’m very flexible now – I understand people and I can adapt to pretty much every interpersonal […]

Do you always own, and take pride in, your own actions and avoid herd instinct, asks Davina Greene. Sometimes we do things that hurt our own development and diminish our sense of authenticity, and often we’re entirely oblivious to it. On the other hand, at times we’re actually quite […]

Do we really want to reach the point where experience ceases to count, asks Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. People increasingly want everything now – including their own progress. They want to be considered Talent, unless they’re doing their job badly. But, of course, we cannot let the […]

Zoning out, drifting along, can highlight opportunity, too, reminds Davina Greene.   “What’s your plan? Why don’t you have a plan? Oh my God, how are you going to survive without a plan?! Every part of your life should have a plan associated with it! Haven’t you heard of […]

How much inspiration do you need? Are you in a state of ‘inspiration addiction’? Make sure you’re moving forward, and not trapped in someone else’s self-marketing, reminds Davina Greene. How’s it going there, with all those bookshelves full of inspiring stories of success and survivorship beside you? That new […]

Get to know you, the very soul of your being, for the real you to shine through, reminds Davina Greene. From observing your actions – how you spend your time, who you spend your time with… – would I truly know you, your soul? If I asked the people […]