by Helen Boardman | Jan 19, 2023 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
A year or so after I had jumped from (un)comfortable employment into the cavern of self-employed uncertainty, I benefited from a few sessions of Liam Black’s gloves off mentoring. We talked about pricing, career arcs, what I wanted my retirement to look like (I’d...
by Helen Boardman | Dec 21, 2022 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
Work Communications coaching – For the management team of a pioneering pharmaceutical research company on communicating a big change with clarity, empathy and compassion. Employee value proposition – A nice, pacey project delivering an EVP for some of the...
by Helen Boardman | Dec 7, 2022 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
In my coaching training, we are currently doing some heavy work on values. Everyone has values, even if they don’t give them any thought. Values are usually formed in childhood and for most people they’re subconscious. I’m also currently working on some company...
by Helen Boardman | Nov 16, 2022 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
I’m becoming a coach. On the Very Hungry Caterpillar scale of transformation, I’d say I am currently at Wednesday; ‘three plums’ and still hungry. Strong foundations, but lots more to consume. Sometime in February, I should emerge from my training as an enabling,...
by Helen Boardman | Nov 9, 2022 | Thoughts, Uncategorized
Layoffs or redundancies are, unfortunately, a necessary process in many businesses that have been around more than a few years. Whether they’re a reaction to changes at the top or external economics, they (almost) always come as a shock to the employee culture. No HR...
