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 lineRead more
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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,Read more
We recently caught up with John Grealish, Owner of The Jona Group in Galway, Ireland. John describes how he met Ian and how he has worked as a client of Essential Training. We also go into detail about the Lead From The Right course that Ian runs yearly. How did you meet Ian?Read more
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 secondRead more
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 forRead more
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 fundamentalsRead more
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. ThatRead more
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 remindedRead more
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 thatRead more
The word that keeps coming up for me is the word attachment. Like how attached am I to a certain outcome? Or, how attached am I to my point of view? How good am I at letting things go? It can be very uncomfortable to let things flow when you don’t feel like you areRead more
