"Achieving great things requires great people doing their best at what they do. In working with the oceans to develop blue growth strategies and fight climate change, we at Simply Blue Group recognize the value of great people and how important it is to create the conditions for them to be at their best. Our continued growth simply wouldn’t be possible without that.
With things opening up again, it was decided to bring everyone together for a working session. We had grown substantially since the start of 2020 and many of our valued people hadn’t met yet in person. We also had some key challenges to discuss as we aim to continue our exponential growth.
Our objectives for this two-day working session included building and strengthening bonds, and the co-creation of the structures that we need to bring Simply Blue Group forward. In honouring our values and commitment to our people, we recognised that bringing together our 45 strong team from the many corners of the globe was going to require something special. It was going to require great people who knew what was needed. A search for specialist facilitators in Ireland brought me to Brad Allen.
Brad put together a team of experienced facilitators to design, plan and then deliver the event. Working with our internal event coordinators, the skills and experience of the facilitation team helped ensure we had everything we needed to have a productive and engaging first in-person gathering of the Simply Bluers.
Over the course of the two days, we got to know more about each other’s unique qualities, we formed bonds and we brought attention to understanding deeply what was needed to ensure our ongoing success. We made the utmost of the treasured in-person time together. That wouldn’t have happened as easily and seamlessly without the help of Brad’s team of professional facilitators.
I can highly recommend Brad Allen as the engagement lead and event process facilitator. I also highly recommend the lead facilitator and session designer, Peter Day, and the two wonderfully talented graphic facilitators, Silvia Alba and Esther Blodau. There is no doubt in my mind that the event wouldn’t have had the same "wow" factor without the dedication and full engagement of these truly talented professionals."
Hugh Kelly
Simply Blue Group
You probably have a lot in common with those I coach. They aren’t strangers to expletives when facing day to day challenges. And, they are keen to not let life pass them by or wash over them.
They believe in freedom and democracy in a world that increasingly wants to judge them by characteristics rather than their character and behaviours.
They subscribe to the idea of bringing forward their individual strengths, rather than succumbing to the will of the herd.
Those drawn to my coaching, have a good bond with means and their careers are progressing well, however, they sense that there is more to do.
They recognise their support structures are not sufficient, and they take action to fix it.
As those I work with can testify, I approach coaching with a no B.S. and straight-forward style.
I engage with your perspective; challenge your thinking through non-judgemental observations and well-formed questions; and I help you stay accountable to your decisions.
Coaching helps you bring focus to ...
This community is one of the primary places to access 1-to-1 coaching from me, Brad Allen.
I am an accredited coach and author, specializing in supporting and challenging people across the globe from some of the biggest and well-known multinational companies.
Through all the hours of coaching and working with real people, with real challenges, it is clear to me that life is brutal, and it is not a walk in the park. Furthermore, there is only so much we can achieve or change in isolation. We need others. We need to be supported and we need to be challenged. Acceptance of these facts is key to learning, growing, and re-emerging stronger.
I help others confront hard choices to act with integrity and re-emerge stronger. I do this through 1-to-1 coaching.
I deliver coaching through a subscription model. I have found this approach is the most effective and efficient method to help you think and act better, as well as keep you accountable. There are three subscription levels: Member, Supporter and ...
In this piece, I look at the why, what, and how of coaching. In doing that, I hold little back. I share the truth about the ugliness it fights and what is truly needed to make it work.
(read it at https://bradallencoach.locals.com/post/648782/the-anatomy-of-coaching )
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This is the Friday Check-In for 23rd April 2021.
Today's theme is... The good, the bad, and the right mindset
So, you now have to QR scan your movements, lockdown every so often, wear masks and front up periodically for boosters. It is just an adjustment of the trade-offs you have already made long ago. A necessary compromise in yourself to get what you need and want.
The compromises make up the walls, floor, and ceiling of the cage you made for yourself. This is the burden of choice.
You are juggling complex layers of conflicting wants, needs, and commitments. The conflict is a burden. Firstly, you must carry the weight of where you find yourself right now. This relates to the impact of your past choices. Secondly, you must carry the weight of the future. This relates to the burden of the choices you have before you now.
You will be reminded daily of the burden of the choices you made in the past (i.e., the aspects in your world that you should continue to nurture or maintain). The obvious example being the emotional and financial support relating to your loved ones. Another example would be...
Are you just discovering that you have been complicit in the unethical, dangerous or illegal activities of your employer or industry?
What you did or didn't do in the past is done. It is what you do in this moment that frames who you are.
Choose better! Choose authenticity instead!
This can be achieved by raising awareness of core values, the beliefs built on those values, and the resulting behaviours.
The path back to being your best self can be accelerated by working with a professional coach!
Confidentially is assured 😉
It has surprised me how often people ask me whether or whether not I have had the COVID vaccine.
After giving it some thought, there are two key reasons I've come up with as to why I keep getting asked this question.
The first reason I came up with is that the person asking the question doesn't understand what I do. That is, in my work as a coach, I need to be authentic. I need to live by my core values and be true to my authentic self. And that must follow through for everything I do or don’t in regards to my body, my wellbeing, and those I care about. If they understood what I do, the answer to their question would be obvious.
The other reason I came up with is that people are just confused. They don't know what to do about themselves and their loved ones. And in asking me that question what they're really asking is what are my views on getting the vaccine. They do this so they can incorporate it into their own thinking in order to make a decision. What they need to realize is that I ...
