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Catch up on the latest insights from Aslan Coaching founder Lisa Cresswell.
Themes include Resilience, Quiet Leadership, Domestic Violence, Just Culture and Psychological Safety.
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How forgiving heals YOU
Last Thursday was Global Forgiveness Day. The subject of forgiveness is deeply emotional. Most of us find it hard to find a glimmer of...
Jul 9, 2022

Too busy? Perfect time to rest.
Today’s nudge is a reminder to rest when you are overwhelmed. If this sounds counter-intuitive (you’re thinking, I know I need rest but...
Jul 2, 2022


Who pulls you out of the mud?
This week I got a fabulous opportunity to facilitate a leadership workshop in Google for some of their senior leaders. It was fabulous...
Jun 25, 2022

When 'stiff upper lip' is just lip service
An attendee at one of my recent resilience workshops made a good point as we debated what resilience is and why it means something...
May 25, 2022

Create Your Future TODAY
Last weekend, I treated myself to the treat of retreating to a retreat. It was so fab I have promised myself I will re-treat myself to...
Apr 16, 2022

Regulating distress
Good people become upset when they see others suffering. Intuitive people literally feel it. Bad news stimulates our parasympathetic...
Mar 12, 2022


Resilience in Action
When a client experiences a sudden huge challenge... When they dig deep... When they take action... When they open their mindset to...
Mar 5, 2022

Reversing burnout
I have been doing a lot of Resilience Workshops recently – a sign of the times. After one of the workshops I was approached privately by...
Feb 26, 2022

Stop suppressing joy
How long did you celebrate your last big success? An hour? A day? With the demands of modern life we might acknowledge a success but...
Feb 19, 2022

Guest slot on Cork 96FM
What a great start to the week to talk to PJ Coogan on Cork's 96fm & C103 this morning about #Resilience Listen back HERE
Jan 31, 2022

Insider knowledge
Being a leader isn’t easy. It’s easy enough to lead the people we get along with -- the ones who are on board and share the same values...
Jan 29, 2022

The Real Asset
If you bought a new family car, you'd look after it, right? If you saved up and bought a machine or equipment for your business that was...
Jan 22, 2022


Sink? Or Surf?
When I was 20 I travelled to Calcutta to work in a street clinic. Not your average college-time interrailing experience for sure 😊...
Nov 27, 2021

Overachiever?!
We all need a change of scene every now and then. We get bored looking at the same old walls. Our visitors get bored looking at the same...
Nov 20, 2021


Why is stress so tiring?
I am in the middle of a house move. Not just house but family, belongings, utilities, one small cat, one small cat’s belongings and the...
Oct 23, 2021


Do you need a refresh
Do you feel you are making progress or do you have great ideas and then find yourself spinning your wheels in the mud? Progress in life,...
Oct 5, 2021

Brian Barnes ‘Mind You’ wellbeing podcast
This week I had the pleasure of being a guest on the ‘Mind You’ podcast with the amazing Brian Barnes Wellbeing Brian is from the same...
Aug 21, 2021


Maybe you just need to rest
Having burned out twice in the past, I am now acutely aware of the signs ahead of time. Actually I’m regularly grateful that it...
Jun 5, 2021


What has been passed down?
Researchers have discovered evidence of the life experiences of our predecessors in the DNA of our cells. Here’s the science bit… “This...
May 22, 2021


What is challenging you right now?
Survey results Did you know that professionally trained coaches are trained to listen in 14 different ways during a coaching...
Mar 10, 2021
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