Sometimes joining in with (or passively rolling with) group decisions isn’t the best way, as it amounts to no more than Groupthink, reminds Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. Have you ever been part of a group – work, family, social….any context, really – where you noticed that thinking […]

In this post, Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene explores what Management actually entails and some points worth considering before you embark upon your management aspirations. In my work, I’ve met so many people over the years who craved their first – or next – step up the managerial […]

Put down the smartphone, step away from the desk, and create those important face-to-face connections through networking, says Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. Networking is about building lasting, mutually beneficial connections. To actively want you, people often need to feel they know you – be it at community, […]

In your quest for progress, don’t forget to have gratitude for the things that are going well and the help provided, says Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. As we move towards the end of the year – or at any time of year – it is good practice […]

Taking stock of your growing success at each of your milestones is just as important as achieving the final result, says Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. When was the last time you stopped to consider the progress you’ve made? So often we focus on the as-yet-unaccomplished, forgetting to […]

It is all too easy to sacrifice wellbeing to modern high-performance business culture, but also to sacrifice personal performance and development to misguided notions of wellbeing, says Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene.   Hands up who has made it through the last six months without hearing the word […]

It may sound boring, but a bit of predictability can take you far, so watch your consistency, says Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. Consistency is one of those concepts that, quite frankly, just doesn’t get enough credit. Think about it: you go to a restaurant a couple of […]

As individuals in business, is originality and uniqueness a useful day-to-day obsession, wonders Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. The more I coach, the more I encounter people worried about uniqueness, often to the point of near-paralysis. On top of their natural fears, they drown in grandiose, social media-distributed […]

A lack of understanding of your impact on others may be hindering your progress, says Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. Every day we have an impact on other people, influencing day-to-day chain reactions in work and outside it, often far beyond our own line of vision. From the […]

Power and influence: same-same or different, wonders Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. Power, influence: two concepts often mentioned in the same breath. Dictionaries aside, we tend to apply our own interpretations to these terms, viewing them in light of our own experiences and desires in relation to leadership […]

It’s important to have a personal strategy, says Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. I love to ask people where their focus currently lies – whether it’s to find an interesting angle in conversation with someone I know quite well, or to kick off proceedings with a coaching client […]

Optimism is a vital behavior for leaders, so Leadership & Performance Coach Davina Greene contemplates how to dial it up. How would you describe yourself – optimistic, pessimistic, or realistic? Although we like to think of ourselves as balanced realists, science increasingly suggests that human beings are wired for […]

If you are not doing one thing well, chances are you are doing many things badly – or, at least, less well – says Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. We each have only one brain, and it is really designed to cope with one thing at a time. […]

Strategic Leadership, Engagement and Coaching are critical for providing a Vision and encouraging people to move with it, reminds Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. An organization is not an inanimate ‘thing’ – it is a collection of living, breathing, thinking human beings who need a purpose to what […]

Coaching is a craft that has been around for quite a while, but the role of the Coach remains oddly mysterious to some, says Leadership & Performance Coach, Davina Greene. Coaching is an excellent tool for personal development, or to accompany other forms of organizational Employee Development. Often confused […]