Category Archives: New Work Pioneers

What If There IS No Work?

So, here's the thing: some of my clients are in the unusual-for-them position of having no work right now. They've either been made redundant from their firms, are watching their businesses hit the skids, or are just generally less well ...

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Workshops: The Most Powerful Form Of Coaching?

This week I've been talking to a number of people who are attending the Work Life Balance Workshop I'm running on September 24th. Besides asking me about what to expect, the conversation has often moved into questions about my motivation for creating the event, and why I chose a workshop format at all. I decided ...

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Here’s How New Work Pioneers Navigate Their Journey

There's a very real community of people choosing to rewrite the rules of their professional and personal lives. For some that means leaving the corporation to design their own lifestyle. For others it's about evolving a way of being that allows them to ...

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Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life – What Monty Python Can Teach Us About Life And Business

Today I'm delighted to welcome Adrian Swinscoe. A couple of weeks ago, he shared some thoughts about optimism in a comment to my  Why New Work Pioneers REALLY Bother post. I invited him along to tell us more. Enjoy! Many of us will have heard of Emotional Intelligence over the course of the ...

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Work life change: event or journey?

This is the sixth in The New Work Pioneer Manifesto series. Today we're talking about the landmark stages navigated on the way to work life freedom. Many coaches sell seminars and bootcamps where they promise transformational life change ...

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How New Work Pioneers Turn Fear On Its Head

Photo credit: Steven Durbin Photography This is the fifth in an emerging manifesto writing series. Today we're looking at one of the biggest challenges both to reframing success and to living the New ...

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New Work Pioneers Reframe Success

Today's post is the fourth in an emerging series, writing The Manifesto For New Work Pioneers. It looks at how, by redefining success for yourself, you can switch your whole relationship with work and life. If you're anything like me, you were schooled ...

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New Work Pioneers Answer A Call To Adventure

Today's post is the third in an emerging series, writing The Manifesto For New Work Pioneers. Last week we were talking about the desire for soul-felt joy that drives gutsy, professionals to challenge career norms. Today we're looking ...

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Revealed: Why New Work Pioneers REALLY Bother

I was pretty excited as I sat down at the Mac to write this, the second in an emerging series, creating The Manifesto For New Work Pioneers. Why? Because I'd ...

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Deviation From The Norm – My Different Kind Of Work

Today I'm delighted to welcome Linda Wolf. Linda writes Insanely Serene, a blog devoted to her passion for peace of mind and serenity. Through her blog, she offers practical suggestions for moving from low self-esteem to powerful ...

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