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TIPS & ADVICE


Trust your gut instinct
‘Trust your gut’ is common advice when we are faced with a decision. But why would we do that? What does our gut know (intuitively) that...

Louise Newton
Oct 25, 20233 min read
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Asking good questions
Make networking easier by knowing how to ask great questions and make someone feel interested in what you have to say.

Louise Newton
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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What if it goes right?
A friend recently told me about their plans for setting up their own business. They’ve been thinking about it on and off for years and as...

Louise Newton
Oct 12, 20233 min read
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Questions are more powerful than answers
How many of us are good at faking active listening whilst our brains rush to devise solutions we can offer as advice?

Louise Newton
Sep 26, 20233 min read
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The superpower of knowing your why
Why questions create space to explore our motivation, assumptions, reasons and purpose - and challenge accepted thinking.

Louise Newton
Sep 20, 20233 min read
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Discover your motivation
Do you know what motivates you to be productive? Does your interest in an activity rocket when it’s new then fall into a lull? Or do you...

Louise Newton
Jun 26, 20233 min read
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Listen to your rhythm
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Dancing at dawn or alive in the afternoon? Do you know why you hate morning meetings or prefer to...

Louise Newton
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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Know your strengths
Underpinning my work, my philosophy for being happy at work, is the idea of focusing on what you’re good at. Yes, you need to be aware of...

Louise Newton
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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Knowing when to quit
Sometimes clients come to me because they are struggling at work, feeling like they’re not making progress, not getting on with people or...

Louise Newton
Jun 6, 20233 min read
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Looking for a job? Look at who you know
The adage ‘it’s not what you know, it’s who you know’ has never been more true in the search for a job. I’m not talking about nepotism...

Louise Newton
May 23, 20236 min read
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How to make change that sticks
Whether you call it persuasion, manipulation, development or influencing, a good people manager – in fact, anyone who works with people...

Louise Newton
May 16, 20233 min read
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Feed your concentration (with sorbet)
Some people claim there is no such thing as multitasking and others say it is, in fact, unproductive . Certainly, we have different ways...

Louise Newton
Apr 24, 20233 min read
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