Activating hope and resilience for change-makers

25 March 2025   By Alison Maitland You’re a purposeful leader, driven by your values and commitment to make a difference. How do you maintain hope when progress often seems to be going backwards? How do you keep pushing on through turbulence and resistance? These...

‘She led me into the dusty corners of my own mind and heart’

19 April 2024    By Alison Maitland Coaching is a deep and personal experience, and it’s not always easy to represent its full impact in words. So it was validating to receive this client’s testimonial that articulates clearly why it is such a powerful process. Her...

Co-coaching for ocean conservation

28 Feb 2023 By Alison Maitland How can coaches best collaborate to bring diverse perspectives and extra value to organisations? Here are some thoughts based on an enjoyable assignment I carried out recently with fellow coach Max Comuzzi for Blue Ventures, a social...

Putting the heart into leadership

2 December 2019   By Alison Maitland Understanding your impact as a leader helps you to empower other people more effectively. It is achieved, partly at least, by connecting with your heart, not just your head. Take the example of Michelle Obama, who treated her role...