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According to new research out today reported in the Independent by youth empowerment and conservation charity Action for Conservation, a massive 64% of children aged 11-16 surveyed said that they were experiencing ‘eco-anxiety’. The Independent asked me to comment, which I did in the piece. Here I say more.
I was pleased to be invited to speak at the &Beyond flagship conference in London in May 2024 to offer suggestions on how travel managers could help shift corporate traveller mindsets towards more sustainable options. This journey can be a challenge as, on a day-to-day basis, the climate crisis can feel abstract and the effects appear distant for those not yet directly impacted by it.
In this edition:
Sharpen Your Critical Thinking | Finding Meaning, Purpose, Clarity & Agency - an Active Hope Workshop | What Would Nature Say? | The Thinking Partnership Programme | Pick of the Podcasts | Holding the Hope - Online Conference - 8 March 2024 | The Climate Majority Project | People, Planet, Pint in Chipping Norton
If your response is “Yes” you're not alone.
But WHY, you might ask, as others have of me, do we need to TALK about it? Here are my thoughts:
In this edition
Hopeful pieces from my column in Coaching at Work magazine | Impactful storytelling with the "ABT" Narrative Template | Time to Think - in the beautiful Cotswolds in May | Pick of the Podcasts | Active Hope - finding meaning, purpose & agency in challenging times | Holding the Hope - we launched a wonderful book!
What might climate change and environmental crisis mean for us? We are accustomed to supporting others in expressing their hopes, dreams and concerns, make plans, build cultures, lead authentically, overcome obstacles, and integrate all parts of themselves to achieve their full potential. Yet are we equipped to help them with their existential fears? With guilt, anxiety, loss or tragedy? Whilst experiencing and managing our own?
In this time of unprecedented change due to the Covid-19 crisis, many people are using online meetings for the first time, and often, with Zoom as the platform. So here are some tips for using Zoom for group meetings including trainings and interactive workshops..
The new year is of course a time when many of us give something up. Yet sometimes only the true beauty of something can come through when we take away the layers, the distraction, the proliferation, the activity.
Does anyone here have any bad habits?
I did. One that may shock you, given the work I do. You may even recognise yourself when I tell you mine!
Even the most accomplished leaders can suffer from Imposter Syndrome or unhelpful performance anxiety at times. They can become good at hiding it. But deep down it has a hold…
Untrue and limiting assumptions about needing to be in control can create a negative cycle of learned helplessness, discouraging people from thinking for themselves.
The making of a film often involves bringing thousands of people - often strangers - together for a specific project. It’s a very different beast to running a company. What can other leaders learn from this?
When people ask a question, they may not yet have the answer, but it's highly likely, when giving them our full, generative, uninterrupted Attention, that they will formulate it.
How to work with groups and teams so that they don’t get caught up in unproductive unconscious group dynamics.
Last piece on how to work with groups and teams so that they don’t get caught up in unproductive unconscious group dynamics.
Some people think their coach should be “challenging”, yet rarely does it help clients to think for themselves.
Those who haven't experienced professional supervision may have a vague idea that it’s important for “good practice”, yet are unsure about what they will personally get from it.
If you want to keep your people and organisation at the peak of the game, ongoing learning is key. And one of the best ways to do this is through coaching - so how do you make the time?
Questions have their place in coaching but how do we question without continually directing the client to where we think they should go in their thinking? A “spectrum” mindset can help!
An overview of the The Thinking Environment™, the unique and powerful framework for generative thinking developed by Nancy Kline.
Simple yet effective ways to ensure that the 1/3 – 2/3rds of a typical working day that’s spent in meetings is highly productive and satisfying for all.
Do you have the confidence to draw on your own innate intelligence and depend on your own judgement, having your own views and values to guide you, rather than someone else's?
You can instead you go looking at how people are behaving together; you'll soon see the early signs that your efforts are paying off.
We don't need experts if we want to become good at thinking for ourselves. We need our supervisors to have the expertise to develop our expertise.
When we start and can stay in a state of unknowing about what someone is thinking, and give then real Attention, you’d be amazed at what this can generate!
You may have the 'right genes' to lead but these alone won't make you a leader. You have to work at developing you, consciously and intentionally
Goals are rarely as simple as they sound in a neat acronym such as SMART. Because to achieve goals we need to consider a much wider number of factors. Here’s a new way to look at goal setting.
Time to Think - Listening to Liberate - a free development session | Climate Coaching Alliance & Climate Psychology Alliance - a conversation with me and Stuart Pickles | Children and Eco Anxiety - how can parents help? | The Time to Think Registered Coach Programme in October 2024 | Pick of the Podcasts - Lifeworlds on Plant Intelligence and Neurobiology | Restore Nature Now - family friendly march in London on 22nd June 2024 Click here to read