by emmavallin | May 24, 2022 | distraction, notifications, productivity, self leadership, stress, wellbeing
Many of my clients experience an acute lack of focus time, what they often call ‘real work’. They are overwhelmed by the constant flow of emails, meeting invites and ‘urgent’ requests from stakeholders. It’s not surprising. A study from Loughborough University...
by emmavallin | Jun 8, 2021 | coaching, self leadership
Mairi is the Head of Leadership Development at the Karolinska University Hospital and has recently completed the Executive Coaching Program. It’s a six-month intensive coaching program for leaders based around the EQ-i 2.0 Emotional Intelligence Framework. The...
by emmavallin | Apr 26, 2021 | CBT, coaching, self leadership, stress
We’ve come the end in our series Achievement patterns and strategies with the Comparer. The Comparer lives by the words: ‘The grass is always greener… ’. Comparison is nothing new. In 1954 Festinger came up with the social comparison theory. At the core of...
by emmavallin | Apr 12, 2021 | CBT, coaching, self leadership, stress
This is probably the achiever archetype I identify the most with. People who are Constant Achievers (and I at times) live by the motto: ‘You can rest when you’re dead’. The constant achiever is a multi-tasker who always juggles several big projects. If you identify as...
by emmavallin | Apr 7, 2021 | CBT, coaching, self leadership, stress
Motto: ‘Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing’. This achievement strategy is about doing everything to perfection, keeping your promise and never ever handing anything in half-baked. Perfectionists often respond to emails immediately so no one has to...
