The benefits of leaving your CEO role and taking a sabbatical
Eduardo Thuler took the courageous decision to leave a CEO role and take his family on almost a year-long sabbatical. How wonderful and scary at the same time! In this
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Fostering an End of the Week Reflection as a Leadership Discipline
There are many aspects to developing effectiveness as a leader. Understanding the context you are in while adapting to the evolving needs of your stakeholder groups, offering clarity or direction
The Tyranny of Perfection … Mind the Gap!
If there is one topic that rears its head often in conversations about leading in context it is the quest for perfection. Not just the leaders self-critic in full swing,
The surprise that awaits most new ‘C’ level leaders
She was a year into her first global CEO position with we caught up for lunch. I had known Jennifer when she led a regional based leadership team in Asia
What gets in our way when we are trying to change our leadership behaviours?
The annual cycle of performance feedback or leadership assessment tools means most senior leaders have received many hours of feedback by the time they get to senior roles. Books such
Five ways for leaders to build their own confidence
Every coaching assignment, whether it be with an executive or a team, will at some point circle around to the topic of confidence. True confidence, not the overplayed type that
When Leaders Inspire Confidence Through Feedback, Everyone Wins
Today I saw a leader of an organisation do something that I have never seen done before and it had an amazing impact on everybody in the room. The Managing
Questions of Character, Credibility and Confidence
Story telling in organisations, families and indeed all kinds of tribes is powerful and revealing. The stories give insight into what is valued, rewarded and subsequently insights into culture. Whether
Five Ways How Leaders can become effective, faster
Every organisation in the world will have a leader transitioning into a new role at some stage. Yet many organisations are unsure how to accelerate those transitions. Studies show that
Getting Unstuck
“So what’s keeping you awake at night?” I asked a client in a coaching session last week. Being very honest he said, “I feel stuck”. Many clients have a similar
What has spirituality got to do with leadership development?
At a recent online Leadership Summit, I attended recently, the word(s) spiritual or spiritual journey was used more than once. For a first-time attendee this might seem strange. They could
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I found him to be the most effective and insightful coach that I have worked with. That’s significant, as I have worked with many. His style creates a safe space for sharing deep insights and his thoughtful questioning and follow up notes are catalysts for increased awareness and often jolted me into new and more effective ways of thinking.
Padraig is the coach whom any senior executive would benefit from. As a world-class coach, he supports his clients by asking the perfect questions to allow the best answers to reveal themselves. He was the ideal coach to guide me through a significant professional and cultural transition
Having worked with Padraig for 2 years, he has provided invaluable support and guidance. Padraig has never told me what to do, but instead offers a different perspective. He asks the hard questions and helps reframe each situation to uncover the real opportunity for knowledge, organisational development, learning and self-improvement.
He is a true thought leader. I always come away from our time together feeling inspired
Padraig was an outstanding executive coach for me, dare I say, a successful leader but contemplating my own set of key questions & development challenges. We connected easily & focused on the outcomes I was after. He is an incredible listener, highly insightful, honest & experienced in his counsel & coaching. The program was more helpful & defining than I'd imagined.
I believe the success of this event was influenced by the host, Padraig O’Sullivan. Pod is a refreshing enigma in the corporate world: a brilliantly complex mind coupled with warm, open, humble and enthusiastic curiosity. A paragon for these times.
Padraig understands leadership and understands how people can come together to collectively succeed in the work environment. His powerful insights and logical advice has been of immense benefit to me and the teams I work with.
Padraig has been brilliant in working with several members of our Executive team He is focussed on providing a coaching experience that delivers commercial outcomes which is a real strength. I have experienced coaches in the past that are great for the individual concerned but fail to also deliver company results. He is rather unique.
My time with Pod always takes me one leap forward – He has helped me to lead at scale with an awareness of how best to apply myself to the existing environment whilst also influencing improvements in the environment."