Stop Rescuing, Start Leading: Managing the Victim Mindset
Many leaders fall into rescuing team members instead of leading them. Every leader eventually meets a team member who plays the victim. Nothing is ever their fault, every hurdle comes from someone else, and solutions always feel just out of reach. These patterns drain energy, slow progress, and can infect an entire team if left unaddressed. The truth is, no amount of empathy or ‘fixing’ will create change until accountability enters the conversation.
How CS CoachBot Helps Our Clients & Coachees
CS CoachBot gives you on-demand coaching and mentoring support, clarity, and tools to lead with confidence, no matter the challenge. The tool has been purpose-built using real coaching insights, resources, and frameworks developed by CoachStation over many years. It draws on our leadership philosophy, proven coaching models, tools, resources, and hundreds of real client scenarios.
Escape the Drama Triangle – Change the Script
Let’s talk about something that plays out for all of us daily. Sometimes hourly. It’s called the Drama Triangle, and once you see it, you can’t unsee it. The Drama Triangle was first developed by Stephen Karpman, and it maps out three common roles people tend to fall into when they’re under pressure, emotionally charged, or just stuck in unhelpful patterns.
Finding Your Ikigai Or Purpose In life
Ikigai, translating to “a reason for being,” is a concept that encapsulates the essence of living a fulfilled and balanced life. It offers an approach to living, blending joy, purpose, and balance into every day. Ikigai encourages us to live with a clear sense of direction and with gratitude. If you’re searching for meaning or wishing to deepen understanding of yourself, Ikigai provides a framework for improvement.
Conversations With Leaders: Wes Davis
Different industries require subtle differences in style and how leaders impact their teams and results. As part of our occasional series chatting with industry leaders, we recently spoke with engineer and senior leader, Wes Davis. His story is an interesting one, with Wes focusing much of his time and development on the topic of leadership within engineering, rather than simply learning and applying the technical aspects.
Mastering the Art of Effective Email Communication
In today’s fast-paced business world, effective prioritisation and time management skills are crucial for success. One area where these skills play a significant role is email management. With the sheer volume of emails we receive daily, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and lose precious time. The good news is that there are many things you can do to write effective emails.
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Self-Doubt
Do you fear that you will eventually be discovered as a fraud and you might get found out at any minute? Then you are experiencing something often referred to as imposter syndrome which stems from a sense of inadequacy, despite objectively being competent. You may never fully overcome these feelings, however, there are opportunities to better balance your thinking and self-perception.
What To Focus On When Starting a New Job: Role Integration
Starting a new job can be an exciting and nerve-wracking experience. You want to make a good impression and set yourself up for success in your new role. There are many unknowns and even fears leading up to your first day. Your success and satisfaction depends on numerous factors, many of which you can influence and control to minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities.
Finding Joy In Our Lives
In the last few years we’ve recognised that we probably haven’t had the opportunity to feel the benefit of many of the things that we take joy from. Covid has really challenged our opportunity to find joy in our life. We’re really talking about those things that are present in our life already…and the opportunities exist. But, if we’re not actively looking for them, and we’re not seeking them, sometimes they can pass us by.
Engagement and Motivating Employees
Engagement at work matters. Employee discretionary effort and focus are being challenged for many reasons, including the labour market and working from home. People are finding it easy to find jobs and unemployment is at a record low. It won’t always be like this, however. As a leader you are obligated to develop your skills to influence and support each and every team member.
Your Roles, Your Time, Your Choices
We all have multiple roles, responsibilities and relationships, both in and out of the workplace. Understanding how your various roles interact and affect each other can make a genuine difference in your life. It is now even more evident how important this concept is to almost all of us. Attitude, prioritisation and self-awareness are always critical attributes and skills, even more so at the moment.
Listen up! Listening Matters at Work and Home
Listening effectively is a key cog in effective leadership and building trusted relationships. We have all been exposed to those people and managers who do not listen well. In each case this distracted, disrespectful moment of poor communication is frustrating and does little to develop trust, respect and a willingness to open up and share your real thoughts.
