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Provocative Coaching and Mentoring

August 3, 2023 by Colin Gautrey

In a rapidly evolving world, executive coaching is undeniably valuable for professional growth. However, for highly ambitious individuals, relying solely on executive coaching might not be enough to satisfy their ambitions.

Enter provocative mentoring—an approach that elevates executive coaching to achieve extraordinary results. By combining executive coaching with provocative mentoring, individuals navigate the ever-changing landscape of the future with unparalleled success.

The Power of Executive Coaching Read More

Filed Under: Announcements, Recent, The Blog

Unleash Your Potential: Embrace Personal Principles for Extraordinary Growth

June 27, 2023 by Colin Gautrey

Are you truly content with your life's direction? Do you feel a deep sense of fulfilment and purpose? If not, it's time for a transformative journey anchored by principles that resonate with your very essence.

Let these principles be your unwavering compass, guiding you to understand who you are, who you aspire to be, and who you've been. But remember, it is essential to embark on a process of deep reflection and develop your own personal principles. These principles should reflect your values, aspirations, and unique journey.

As you internalise these self-crafted principles, you'll witness a remarkable shift. Stress will diminish, and challenges will lose their power to overwhelm you. Armed with newfound ease, you'll confront life's hurdles head-on.

By anchoring your life in these personal principles, you'll unveil profound simplicity that permeates every aspect of your existence. Your life will become a tapestry of purpose and meaning, with each step aligned with your true self.

Here are seven principles that underpin my own journey. While I may not embody them perfectly, they serve as my trusted guides and mentors: Read More

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My Purpose

February 14, 2023 by Colin Gautrey

If you’re following me, you may be wondering what on earth am I doing. 

If you’ve been following me for a while, you may think you know my purpose, but I wonder if you’ve got it right.

Let me clarify my purpose. 

 

My purpose here is not to make loads of money. I have enough.

My purpose is not fame, notoriety, or attention. I like to think I’ve mainly tucked my ego away now. To be honest, I can’t be doing with all that.

Nor am I aiming to attract coaching clients, though if you are interested and are ready to make a serious commitment to living a more successful life, happy to talk.

 

No, the real reason I am doing all this is because I have some ideas to share that have helped me, and my clients, over the years - and they may help you too, or your friends and colleagues.  

 

So, I’m having fun just articulating and sharing these so others may benefit. 

If you see something here that you think could be useful to others, please like and repost it so your connections can see it too - they may well thank you for that act.

 

Share, implement and reap the rewards. Then share again.

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Seizing the Opportunity

January 12, 2023 by Colin Gautrey

Five years ago I made a decision.

The years were rolling by and I had the growing feeling that I’d missed the boat. Successful yes, but nowhere near where I wanted to be, with what I had been striving for, and where I thought I would be. Like so many, I had not arrived.

Why, with all my knowledge was it not happening for me? Read More

Filed Under: Announcements, The Blog

Tomorrow’s Top-Talent: Trail Blazers

October 15, 2021 by Colin Gautrey

Without doubt, one of the great pleasures I get from life is the opportunity to work closely with so many talented and ambitious people. To see them wake up, stretch and start to increase their performance is amazing. It also puts me in a good position to observe what is working, not working and also, notice how they are moving, what they are doing, to achieve their success. Which is even more important given the last 18 months we have had! Recently someone asked me, what will tomorrow's top-talent look like? Here's what I've noticed, particularly over the last 6 months, and I think, will have a bearing on how well they perform in the coming years, and will distinguish them from everyone else - my seven characteristics of tomorrow's top-talent...   Read More

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Let’s Talk: And We’re Off!

June 29, 2021 by Colin Gautrey

Given the reaction to Let’s Talk: Handling Difficult People, the idea has evolved somewhat. If you’re interested, here’s the plan.
  • Live sessions will be hosted on the first Monday or Tuesday of each month (initially tea time UK).
  • Initial focus will be sharing and discussing Handling Difficult People.
  • Eligible clients will be invited to register their interest, and be allocated a place for the live session on a first come/first served basis.
  • Those not able to attend live will still benefit from new content produced from the session, including video snippets. Most of this will not be made public, at least in the short-term.
  • Eligible clients will get the opportunity to engage with me, and others, directly on some of the most challenging aspects of influence, and get more resources to develop their influencing skills, with the initial focus on difficult relationships.
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Let’s Talk: Handling Difficult People

June 22, 2021 by Colin Gautrey

Do you struggle engaging with difficult people? Find it hard to respond appropriately, in the moment, to their behaviour? Want to dramatically raise your relationship building skills? Or, are you someone who helps others to improve their relationships, either as a leader, coach or trainer? If so, I may have something of interest to you. Read More

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EIT Health: Influential Leadership Masterclass

June 15, 2021 by Colin Gautrey

(part of the EIT Health DRIVE Training)

Influential Leadership is all about results. By viewing influence as an output, you can focus your effort on how to make it happen. This takes leadership beyond vision, and into the realm of tangible achievements. Please watch the videos below as part of your preparation, to maximise the value we will gain from our time together during the masterclass. Read More

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A Project Manager’s Guide to Influence

January 23, 2019 by Colin Gautrey

"Project managers who think their job is simply to execute their plan are deluding themselves. Clients want people who can fit in and work out how to get it done. Nobody paves the way and project managers have to figure out how to influence." Diane Dromgold, RNC Global Projects, Sydney, Australia.

This is not a book about project management. It is a book that shows project managers how to become more influential. It will encourage you to look at your project from a completely different perspective – in fact, many perspectives. You will learn how to make sense of the powerful dynamics shaping life for you and your stakeholders. Then it will show you processes you can adopt to ensure that you influence what needs to be influenced. Based on the author's earlier work in Advocates and Enemies: How to Build Practical Strategies to Influence Your Stakeholders, this book offers you a practical way to make things happen. Large or small, internal or external, all project managers can benefit from learning how to become more influential. If you are managing a project, are facing significant challenges in delivery, and are determined to overcome these challenges and succeed, you need this book.  

Here's what people are saying about it:

“Colin’s book takes stakeholder management from the abstract and peripheral role it has on most projects, to its rightful place as a powerful, structured discipline core to successful delivery. Full of practical approaches and real world experiences.” Richard Newton, Organizational Change specialist and award winning author of The Management Book and The Project Manager, Mastering the Art of Delivery. Read More

Filed Under: Announcements, Projects Tagged With: project manager

PMI Gravitas Resources

August 15, 2017 by Colin Gautrey

A Collection of Resources on Gravitas: Making a Powerful Impact Read More

Filed Under: Announcements

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