How We Work
Inclusive practice makes the difference that creates outstanding performance.
Inclusive practice is not just for the ‘champion’ or the ‘experts’ in your organisation. Leaders in particular need to act inclusively. We set the ‘tone from the top’ so that employees, stakeholders and customers can all act inclusively - if not, someone will be left out and we all lose.
Most of us experience exclusion at some time in our lives, even if it's just not being picked for the netball team at school. But those of us who experience exclusion on a daily basis - often the micro-aggressions that others don't even notice – can get stuck in a negative cycle. This is unhelpful both for us and for our organisations. Everyone’s creativity and performance are held back when we cannot bring out whole selves to work, or we are not appreciated and supported to develop. As leaders we can evolve our practice to become more inclusive and enjoy the challenge of working with people who are different from us. My coaching approach is to help clients to explore how they can understand themselves and their impact on those around them more fully, and identify options for transforming the way they work.
In our coaching sessions, I will help you understand yourself better so you can explore how you impact those around you. In doing so, you will identify options for transforming the way you work and your ability to bring the best out of your people. You will:
understand what it means for you to bring your whole self to work - if you can’t do that authentically, those you lead will find it hard to do so;
sharpen your sense of purpose;
improve the correspondence between how you think about inclusion and how you behave; and
develop your capacity for inclusive practice both personally and across your organisation.
Each coaching session is an hour long, virtual or on the phone to save you time and travel. The first half hour’s session is free, so we can establish whether we can work together effectively to achieve your goal. During that session, we establish a programme of coaching at intervals to suit your needs, schedule and budget. You can read more about coaching here.
“I was struggling with work-life balance (as in all work and zero life). Alice helped me think about the small practical steps that I could take: steps which did really help. Alice’s experience of senior positions in major companies meant that she could help me think strategically about my current and future situations. She left me with things to think about, a better sense of possible direction and a practical plan for achieving a better balance.”