What’s your default role in a team?

We recently worked with 60 leaders from a multinational healthcare company to help them work better as a team. We used Belbin tests to identify each person’s preferences. The results were fascinating. The course was suggested by their VIve President, who’s responsible for their results. He wanted to increase revenue and drive the bottom line…

Monday Doesn’t Know It’s Monday

Have you ever dreaded Mondays? Ever had to set 5 or 6 alarms to make sure you can drag yourself out of bed. Ever felt “Sunday night fear”? I have… and it’s horrible. Ever wondered if there is another way? There is. A friend of mine recently told me how when he was in school,…

Give Yourself Some Space

At Essential Training, we’re pretty lucky that we regularly come in contact with a lot of successful people, in all senses of the word. However, in the last few weeks, I’ve noticed how little space most people give themselves. What do I mean? I mean people’s lives are so full they don’t have a second…

2 Day Course – Lead From The Right

Lead From The Right is a two day retreat where people from all walks of business take time to reflect. It’s an opportunity for people to discuss what’s going on for them. People come for many reasons, and often come away with a renewed perspective on their lives. Why Go?   I signed up for…

What Stories Do You Tell Yourself?

Hi, I’m Brian Kingston, Ian’s son. I’ve been in training to be a coaching Guru at Essential Training under the tutelage of Ian (or “the old fella” as I like to call him) since before I could speak. After a few chats recently, we feel it’s a good idea to get some Essential Training fundamentals…

The Call

You who has marched to the beat of another’s drum. And been best girl and boy as you have done so. Because your sense of duty and honour could only allow you to play an amazing role and give of your best and more. And all the while distracting yourself from that inner call. That…

The OK-ness of Now

I am constantly blown away by the brilliance, resilience, the beauty, courage and vulnerability of us humans. Every day I get to meet this incredible beauty head on, in the most ordinary of circumstances, with the most ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Extraordinary things that they are brilliantly getting on with. I am continuously reminded…

Creating Space

In all the manicness of daily living, where do I get the space to truly understand what is going on in my world? And the part that I play in it. Am I giving myself the time to fully appreciate everything and everyone in my life? Can I take responsibility for everything or anything that…