Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Helen Hanison Professional Career Coaching ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.helenhanison.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Why Are You The Expert And Your Team The Problem?](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/why-are-you-the-expert-and-your-team-the-problem/) - Why great leaders get curious before they get frustrated. How to break the cycle of over-functioning, and take things to the team then lead with emotional... - [Being Too Determined To Deliver Is Risky. How To Slow Down And Win.](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/being-too-determined-to-deliver-is-risky-how-to-slow-down-and-win/) - When determination to deliver becomes a risk - how to slow down and lead with purpose again. - [How To Do Hope After Career Hardship](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/how-to-do-hope-after-career-hardship/) - How to lead through redundancies and restructures with compassion, clarity, and purpose. Why hope, dignity, and design matter more than ever in leadership... - [How To Be The Leader Who Walks Their Own Talk](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/how-to-be-the-leader-who-walks-their-own-talk/) - What happens when leadership loses meaning? Why leading with purpose isn’t a soft option - it’s a quiet rebellion reshaping modern organisations. - [How to Shape-Shift in Your Career When You Need To](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/how-to-shape-shift-in-your-career-when-you-need-to/) - Success can trap you in an identity you’ve outgrown. Learn how career agility helps you shape-shift into your next chapter - [Want to Be a Better Leader? You Need to Feel Everything You Feel](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/want-to-be-a-better-leader-you-need-to-feel-everything-you-feel/) - Discover why emotional fluency is the hidden leadership skill CEOs, founders, and senior leaders need. Learn how emotions are data, and how naming them... - [Stuck Isn’t a Life Sentence. How to Escape.](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/stuck-isnt-a-life-sentence-how-to-escape/) - Perseverance.We’re taught it’s a virtue.And mostly, it is.But it does depend on what you point yours at.Have you ever felt like persevering is quietly ruining your career-life?I call it perseverance poison –the slow-drip that convinces us to stay stuck.To “push through” when we’ve outgrown what we’re pushing through.To silence the voice that says: this isn’t - [You don’t like that I’m the boss now?](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/you-dont-like-that-im-the-boss-now/) - Promotions don’t just change your title - they reshape the whole system around you. Here’s how to navigate team politics with trust, curiosity, and clarity... - [It’s Your Career. You Can Cry If You Want To.](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/its-your-career-you-can-cry-if-you-want-to/) - Most professionals don’t walk away from their careers because they’re lazy. They don’t walk away because they’re lost either. They walk away because they’ve... - [What Your Team Wants From You Now You’re Leadership](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/what-your-team-wants-from-you-now-youre-leadership/) - The title’s in your email signature. The congratulations have rolled in. The celebration’s done. - [You Don’t Have to Play the Game](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/you-dont-have-to-play-the-game/) - But If You Pretend There Isn’t One – You’ll Definitely Lose. Leadership doesn’t shield you from politics. - [“Hurry Up And Wait” Isn’t A Good Way To Grow People](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/hurry-up-and-wait-isnt-a-good-way-to-grow-people/) - I remember what it’s like to get the letter. Mine came shortly after a brutal reorg. Actually it was more like a chain of restructures. The title was big. - [How To Stop Sleepwalking Through Life And Actually Start Leading It](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/how-to-stop-sleepwalking-through-life-and-actually-start-leading-it/) - It happens quietly. You grow good at what you do. And noticed for it. Opportunities appear. Responsibilities grow. - [Sometimes You Need To Sit Still](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/sometimes-you-need-to-sit-still/) - Chatting in the sun. Not rushing. Not producing. Not proving anything. Just… sitting still. - [How to Be the Person You Want to Work With](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/how-to-be-the-person-you-want-to-work-with/) - You wouldn’t tolerate that tone from a teammate. So why would it be okay when it’s coming from… you? - [Your Leadership Is Showing. Even When You’re on Holiday](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/your-leadership-is-showing-even-when-youre-on-holiday/) - Feeling watched and judged? Even when you’re on holiday? You are. Not by your friends or followers. But by your team. - [What Gets Better When You Slow Down… On Purpose](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/what-gets-better-when-you-slow-down-on-purpose/) - I’m taking my own advice this summer. (Not always easy - can even feel complicated when supporting others is your work.) - [Out of office said he was away for a month. He really wasn’t.](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/out-of-office-said-he-was-away-for-a-month-he-really-wasnt/) - Tom’s family flew out ahead. He drove… ostensibly for the extra luggage space. But the boot wasn’t full of beach gear. It held dual screens. A webcam.... - [This is how smart people get stuck](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/this-is-how-smart-people-get-stuck/) - They put up with what’s been plaguing them for longer than they’d ever recommend to someone else. It happens because they’re trying to replace what’s been... - [Here’s How To Be Political In Your Career. And why you have to.](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/heres-how-to-be-political-in-your-career-and-why-you-have-to/) - Office Politics Is Literally Everywhere. I know this from my own career in global PR - and from the many conversations I have with seasoned professionals... - [How to stop your best people quietly slipping away. Then staying.](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/how-to-stop-your-best-people-quietly-slipping-away-then-staying/) - They’re not leaving. They’re quietly disengaging. And no one’s catching it in time. The cost of unhappy careerists? - [You Know That Moment When a Room Goes Quiet (But Not in a Good Way)?](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/you-know-that-moment-when-a-room-goes-quiet-but-not-in-a-good-way/) - Not thoughtful silence. Not a reflective pause. But the kind that says: “I’m not in this.” That’s how the session began last week. And the irony? - [You’re Not Stuck Because You’re Lazy](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/youre-not-stuck-because-youre-lazy/) - Or unmotivated. Or short on ideas. Or not trying. That’s not what this is. You’re stuck because something’s out of sync. And the moves you’re making are... - [She Nearly Walked Away from Everything She’d Worked For (And Why That Made Sense)](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/she-nearly-walked-away-from-everything-shed-worked-for-and-why-that-made-sense/) - Quietly. Almost without a sound. Not in rebellion. Not in a rage. Because she didn’t recognise herself anymore. Let’s call her Claire. On paper? She was still.. - [When Thinking Too Much Becomes the Problem: A Leadership Take on Mental Load](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/when-thinking-too-much-becomes-the-problem-a-leadership-take-on-mental-load/) - It’s Friday. The weekend’s in sight. But your mind? Still carrying more than just work. Because if you’re anything like the leaders-in-waiting I coach, your... - [How to Stay Ambitious Without Burning Out](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/how-to-stay-ambitious-without-burning-out/) - It sneaks up on you. One minute, you’re thriving…taking on more, making an impact, handling it all, energised even. The next, you’re bone tired – but telling.. - [How Smart People Get Stuck (And How to Get Unstuck)](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/how-smart-people-get-stuck-and-how-to-get-unstuck/) - You might think staying put is safer. That if you work hard enough, endure long enough, clarity will come. - [Why Confidence Feels So Hard to Hold Onto (And How to Rebuild It Differently)](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/why-confidence-feels-so-hard-to-hold-onto-and-how-to-rebuild-it-differently/) - Most people think confidence is the result of success. It’s not. If that were true, senior professionals wouldn’t struggle with self-doubt... - [The Secret to Career Growth? Stop Ignoring This One Signal](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/the-secret-to-career-growth-stop-ignoring-this-one-signal/) - You might think bold career moves start with clarity, confidence, and a perfect plan. They don’t. They start with something most people overlook: - [How to Cope When a Difficult Diagnosis Hits Hard (And You Still Want to Grow)](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/how-to-cope-when-a-difficult-diagnosis-hits-hard-and-you-still-want-to-grow/) - I met Matt in this coffee shop. We sat across from each other, cups in hand, but he barely touched his. “I’ve just been diagnosed.”... - [Ever Feel Like Career and Life Don’t Quite Fit Together?](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/ever-feel-like-career-and-life-dont-quite-fit-together/) - That’s not a coincidence. Most people assume that when they feel stuck in work that’s wrong, it means they need a new job. - [The One Thing You Should Stop Doing If You Want to Impress in Your New Role](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/the-one-thing-you-should-stop-doing-if-you-want-to-impress-in-your-new-role/) - Starting a new role is a high-stakes moment. You’ve worked hard to get here. You want to make a great impression. You want to hit the ground running. - [Perseverance Is a Virtue - Until It’s a Trap](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/perseverance-is-a-virtue-until-its-a-trap/) - She was the one people counted on. The one who stayed late. Fixed the problems. Held everyone together. And for years, she believed that perseverance was... - [One Day, Your Face Will Only Be in Photos](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/one-day-your-face-will-only-be-in-photos/) - One day, you won’t be there for your children. But that’s not today. Today is alive with possibilities. - [Stop Starting…Start Finishing](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/stop-startingstart-finishing/) - The Only Way to Fail is to Stop Trying—And That’s a Choice. We often think failure happens in a single moment—a missed opportunity, a wrong decision, a path... - [Your Next Career Breakthrough Starts With Asking Better Questions](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/your-next-career-breakthrough-starts-with-asking-better-questions/) - Did you know curiosity boosts productivity, resilience, and energy? I didn’t—until I explored it as a core part of emotional intelligence. - [Why "More Better" Leadership is Holding You Back](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/why-more-better-leadership-is-holding-you-back/) - Leadership is often framed as a pursuit of more—more efficiency, more results, more refinement. But what if I told you that more isn’t always better? - [Your Soul-Crushing Job Isn’t a Prison Sentence. Here’s an Escape Story](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/your-soul-crushing-job-isnt-a-prison-sentence-heres-an-escape-story/) - Your Soul-Crushing Job Isn’t a Prison Sentence. Here’s an Escape Story “James” had what many would call “the dream job.”An enviable title, a great salary, - [After Coaching 100+ Professionals Through Career Transitions, One Pattern Stands Out](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/after-coaching-100-professionals-through-career-transitions-one-pattern-stands-out/) - The answer is rarely what you think it is. Twenty years ago, I was promoted to the board of a global PR firm. I thought I’d made it. - [Give Me 5 Minutes. I'll Show You How to Know If Your Decision-Making Is Off-Track—and Exactly How to Fix It](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/give-me-5-minutes-ill-show-you-how-to-know-if-your-decision-making-is-off-track-and-exactly-how-to-fix-it/) - Feeling stuck? You’re not alone. Most people are excellent at working hard and waiting. I call it sitting in stuckness. - [What Happens When Leadership Feels Like a Weight You Can’t Lift?](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/what-happens-when-leadership-feels-like-a-weight-you-cant-lift/) - You run on fumes—until you unravel. - [One Day, You Won’t Be Here. What Will You Leave Behind?](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/one-day-you-wont-be-here-what-will-you-leave-behind/) - True legacy doesn’t begin with ambition—it begins with a question. And it’s an uncomfortable one: What will you be remembered for? - [How Often Do You Dodge Tough Conversations at Work?](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/how-often-do-you-dodge-tough-conversations-at-work/) - You might like to know that the most successful leaders I work with struggle with tough conversations,just like you. The difference is how they deal with it. - [It Can Take Courage To Be Seen In Your Career](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/it-can-take-courage-to-be-seen-in-your-career/) - It can be scary being seen sometimes.This week, someone close to me shared a story that got to me.She received a gift from someone thoughtful, someone who truly sees her.It wasn’t just a gift—it solved a problem she’s quietly been battling for a year. Which has been beating her. The kind of problem you might - [Why Regrets Are Good for Your Career - When You Use Them Wisely](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/why-regrets-are-good-for-your-career-when-you-use-them-wisely/) - The start of a new year is a universally-recognised time for reflection and resolutions. Many of us focus on the wins: the milestones, the moments we’re proud.. - [The Doors We Choose: Getting What You Want vs. What You Need](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/the-doors-we-choose-getting-what-you-want-vs-what-you-need/) - Have you ever achieved exactly what you wanted… Only to realise it wasn’t what you needed? - [85% of Successful Professionals Hate Mondays: Here’s the Framework That Changed Everything for Me](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/85-of-successful-professionals-hate-mondays-heres-the-framework-that-changed-everything-for-me/) - I used to be one of them. A PR director with a six-figure salary, a corner office, and campaigns that turned heads. From the outside, it looked like I had it - [Are You Chasing Success or Fulfillment?](https://www.helenhanison.com/alignment/are-you-chasing-success-or-fulfillment/) - Success without fulfillment is the ultimate paradox. In coaching seasoned professionals, I’ve uncovered a fascinating pattern:The moments of deepest career satisfaction rarely correlate with our biggest achievements.I’ll never forget one client who told me she was devastated when she got promoted.Yes, devastated.She explained that being elevated again was like a noose tightening around her neck.Her - [Your Work Is Another Relationship—How Much Do You Trust in It?](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/your-work-is-another-relationship-how-much-do-you-trust-in-it/) - Your Work Is Another Relationship — How Much Do You Trust in It? Have you ever thought about your career as another relationship? How much do you trust yours? - [The Lightbulb Moment That Taught Me To Navigate Career And Motherhood](https://www.helenhanison.com/news/the-lightbulb-moment-that-taught-me-to-navigate-career-and-motherhood/) - The Lightbulb MomentAfter I had my first child, I moved away from being a Director for one global public relations firm and responded to a very flattering pursuit to join a smaller firm I was enjoying consulting for.For me, joining them was very intentional. I openly traded my experience and skill-set for a three-day week, - [The 3 Most Important Things You Don’t Know About You Any More](https://www.helenhanison.com/news/the-3-most-important-things-you-dont-know-about-you-any-more/) - Here are 5 Ways to Fix That and Do Work That You Love.Conversation StopperI find people are pretty fluent at talking to their strengths. We don’t like to call them talents, in the UK at least. But strengths seem ok. These are skills that we’re naturally good at. Usually these things overlap with what we - [How an International Flight Gave Me The Power of Perspective.](https://www.helenhanison.com/news/how-an-international-flight-gave-me-the-power-of-perspective/) - Writing To You From 40,000 Feet UpLeadership coaching took me from London to Washington DC this week. As I write, I’m on the plane back thinking how incredibly different my work, my life – everything feels from a few, short days ago. And pondering, why?Perspective. And you don’t have to get on a plane to - [Why you're so harsh in your most important relationship (And how to handle that so you can get on with succeeding)](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/why-youre-so-harsh-in-your-most-important-relationship/) - WHY YOU’RE SO HARSH IN YOUR MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPWhich part of that statement has you wondering the most?What is your most important relationship? Or if it’s true you’re harsh within it and why?The most important relationship you have is with you. We’re conditioned to hear that as selfish but it’s not. Let it sink in. Be - [Why you should hire a Leadership Coach. (And how to find a good one.)](https://www.helenhanison.com/news/why-you-should-hire-a-leadership-coach/) - If you don’t have a leadership coach, I don’t think you’re optimising yourself.As a leadership coach myself, I’ll admit to being biased on this point. While I can’t know what the benefits of coaching will be for you specifically, I have absolute conviction about one thing: coaching works.How do I know?First, because I’ve seen the - [The Problem With Free (And Your Invitation To The Solution)](https://www.helenhanison.com/uncategorized/the-problem-with-free/) - There’s something I see happening all the time to professionals who are stuck at some sort of career crossroads. It’s especially common with seasoned professionals and ‘wanna-preneurs’. But you can make this mistake at any time.Here’s what I mean…People who get stuck struggling for career transformation are attempting to consume a lot of free information - [The Dark Power of Perseverance No-One Talks About (But Should)](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/the-dark-power-of-perseverance-no-one-talks-about-grit-or-quit-how-to-think-twice-to-decide-which-is-right/) - The Dark Power of Perseverance No-one Is Talking AboutI think perseverance / resilience / grit / commitment are important values. Values that are critical to our success. To the point, I don’t believe natural talent scores over these gritty contributors. Really. And perseverance ranks top in my own list of values-in-action. So, I feel like - [The Hidden Kryptonite Stopping You Succeed At Your Career Redesign Goals (And The Right Super-Strategy To Save Them)](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/the-hidden-kryptonite-stopping-you-succeed-at-your-career-life-goals-and-the-right-super-strategy-to-save-your-resolutions-from-you/) - Recently, I asked my audience what they were most concerned with looking towards the year ahead. These are smart people who are committed to their careers but are in the orbit of leadership coaching because they know they have hit a wall.This wall may as well be hiding kryptonite. Something needs to change and they’re - [Dear Valentine, You’re Far From Perfect... The Undeniable Advantage Of Loving You Anyway](https://www.helenhanison.com/uncategorized/dear-valentine-youre-far-from-perfect-the-undeniable-advantage-of-loving-you-anyway/) - Progress. Not Perfection.Progress: the undeniable advantage of loving yourself, just the right amount. Not so much it’s selfish. Not so little we put others’ needs first and dismiss our own as luxuries. Just the right amount.Because striving for perfection is an unhealthy driver. Motivation morphs into the extrinsic need to prove our worth to others. Its’ - [Stop Setting Goals To Get What You Think You Want (5 fast thoughts & 1 true target)](https://www.helenhanison.com/news/stop-setting-goals-to-get-what-you-think-you-want-5-fast-thoughts-1-true-target-for-2019/) - I used to think of new year’s resolutions as if they were life-targets. Then run them like the appraisal system that went with my career-targets.It felt productive and smart. But that was when I ran a division of a global company. Where the weeks ran at 100 mph and the deadline-driven demands were disproportionate to - [How to Tell People You Got Fired (Without Making it Awkward) So You Can Move Forward](https://www.helenhanison.com/uncategorized/how-to-tell-people-you-got-fired-without-making-it-awkward-so-you-can-move-forward/) - When I talk to people who have been laid off or fired, I say "Congratulations!" You get to shape a positive and evolving self. Starting now. There's real energy in shifting your plans to align with what is important to you. - [Approval Is Overrated (Here's How To Gain Self-Confidence Instead)](https://www.helenhanison.com/news/approval-is-overrated-heres-how-to-gain-self-confidence-instead/) - I used to need a lot of approval in my career-building days. Which amplified when I became a director. And later when I was headhunted to the board of another firm. Because these felt like big steps overnight.They weren’t. I’d spent years consolidating and was already leading the teams and business I was responsible for. Which - [Your Career Doesn't Have To Be - And Shouldn't Be - All On You](https://www.helenhanison.com/tips-and-advice/your-career-doesnt-have-to-be-and-shouldnt-be-all-on-you/) - Trying to redesign career-life alone is how we become our own worst enemy. - [How to Capitalise on a Crisis and Make Meaningful Career Change Happen](https://www.helenhanison.com/tips-and-advice/how-to-capitalize-on-the-crisis-and-make-meaningful-career-change-happen/) - How we fare during times of disruption is down to whether we resist the changes that are thrust on us or have the agility to lean in and seize opportunities that uniquely exist, thanks to the crisis. This isn’t semantics or limited to the health threat that dominates our times. It is about thriving when our - [Do This 1 Thing To Make Yourself Indispensable In Any New Role](https://www.helenhanison.com/tips-and-advice/do-this-1-thing-to-make-yourself-indispensable-in-any-new-role/) - Be Relentlessly You Congratulations, you got the job! Now, here’s how to make yourself indispensable in it: be relentlessly you.You were chosen ahead of others for this role. Let yourself benefit from that vote of confidence. Think of being indispensable as bringing value that only you can. Be relentlessly you, and they won’t want to - [How To Master Your Money Mindset (And 3 Steps That Will Set Your Career Free When You Do)](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/how-to-master-your-money-mindset/) - Money can’t buy happiness. So the saying goes.Fulfilment comes from doing what feels meaningful. Not a healthy bank balance or the shiny new things money buys.I know that. I help people realign work they love with the life they want to lead because I passionately believe that’s what matters most.But I’ve had money and not - [Why We Should Accept Our Fails Faster](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/why-we-should-accept-our-fails-faster/) - The first alarm bell started ringing when I read a check-in form and learned my client was devastated about his promotion. Yes…devastated, about his promotion! I could honestly feel his despair across the ether. When we were together he presented a muddy mix of anger, fear, sadness and shame. Plus an urgent need to fix - [5 Ways to Handle Career Conflict (& Thrive)](https://www.helenhanison.com/career-redesign/5-ways-to-handle-career-conflict-and-thrive/) - This last month, I’ve seen more and more of my clients experiencing career conflict. As I’m supporting them, I help them understand that these are emotional challenges as well. Sarah is running a thriving side-hustle alongside her day-job and needs to tell her remote team their help isn’t helping… Rebecca is reeling from the revelation - [Congrats On The New Job! Now I Dare You To Show Up!](https://www.helenhanison.com/uncategorized/congrats-on-the-new-job-now-i-dare-you-to-show-up/) - My audience of seasoned professionals come to leadership coaching knowing they want help to navigate their barriers so they can stop trying to solve the same career problem over and over again until retirement.But I’ve learned not to focus on the problem. And see that more as a start-point for our solution! The right problem only - [Why It Took Me 15 Years To Be Who I Really Am (And How You Can Find Your 'Why' Today)](https://www.helenhanison.com/tips-and-advice/why-it-took-me-15-years-to-be-who-i-really-am-and-how-you-can-find-your-why-today/) - I believe the stories we tell ourselves will either see us become who we really are. Or trap us so we can’t. Autobiographical stories live at the heart of our sense of self in much the same way as foundations for a house. Which only works out well for us, if we are the architects of - [Why Chasing Hits of Happiness is Bad for You (and 3 things you should do instead)](https://www.helenhanison.com/news/why-chasing-hits-of-happiness-is-bad-for-you-and-3-things-you-should-do-instead/) - Why Chasing Hits of Happiness is Bad for YouHave you ever achieved a seemingly big goal, only to feel deflated afterwards? Did you wonder why? If we chase the wrong goals, we get only a fleeting hit of happiness when we achieve them.Plenty of people live like this and it’s certainly one way to distract - [Time to Rethink Thinking Positively About Career Redesign Resolutions (and a 4-letter word that spells success)](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/2019-time-to-rethink-thinking-positively-about-work-life-resolutions-and-a-4-letter-word-that-spells-success/) - We’re almost at that time of year to make resolutions for the year ahead. The majority of my career redesign community is focused on this. Doing what it takes to achieve the work-life synergy they want next year.Because despite good intentions, we still don’t always act on the right goals.The Brutal Facts As I write it’s - [You Can Get There From Here If You Hope Right!](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/you-can-get-there-from-here-if-you-hope-right/) - Work hard and hope is not a strategy! If we don't invest in mapping our career-life hopes, they'll get trapped in the land of always hoping and never coming true. Read on to learn how to hope 'right'. - [How to Challenge Your Inner Pessimist So It’s as Easy as ABC to Solve Your Career Problem](https://www.helenhanison.com/transformation/how-to-challenge-your-inner-pessimist-so-its-as-easy-as-abc-to-solve-your-career-problem/) - Even when it feels necessary to look for a new career, actually, the best thing you can do is to stay away from setting career goals and point your resolve at broader principles instead.Why?Because ‘things’ are still pretty unpredictable. It’s be silly to box ourselves into a rigid way forward that ‘ought’ to work and - [September Brings The Season For Getting Unstuck](https://www.helenhanison.com/tips-and-advice/september-brings-the-season-for-getting-unstuck/) - It was a very slow August this year, wasn’t it? The whole month can feel like that lull between Christmas and New Year where nothing happens — and that’s okay.Some of us go off-the-grid in August, or at least limit life to more of the 3D kind — friends, family, and fun in the sun. - [How To Do Leadership When You Can’t Lock Eyes](https://www.helenhanison.com/tips-and-advice/how-to-do-leadership-when-you-cant-lock-eyes/) - And Why Every Conversation Needs Bookends and a Power Tool While we’re no longer physically distancing from coworkers, running teams has become more complex since Covid. Managing others and maintaining momentum is working differently, and emotional equilibrium might feel elusive if we feel detached instead of belonging. 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