I'm Zia and I'm an Executive Coach.
Creating Space to Listen – The Impact is Incredible
As Coach and Facilitator creating space to listen is a core part of my job. I have the delight of being the person listening directly, to clients, while also creating the conditions for others to listen without distraction in facilitated […]
Four Years Since My Pass To Freedom
In my corporate career I experienced constant organisational change, re-structures and energy market cycles of boom or bust. I would survive cycle after cycle, but these cycles were waring. The feeling of consent change and the consequence of projects being […]
Ready to Role – The Outcome
The Ready to Role series concludes in two ways. The Offer or The Next Role. Following the Interview The primary focus for the candidate is the performance at interview. The constant review of performance. The fixation of how the candidate […]
Ready to Role – Interview Approaches
The focus of this blog will explore Conversational Interviews and Competency Based Interviews. Conversational Interviews The conversational interview, also known as flexible or conversationally flexible interview is more common now, this is due to organisations recognising your CV highlights your […]
Ready to Role – Interview Mindset
Great News – getting to interview is absolutely the expected next step in securing a new role. However, through years of working with outplacement clients on career coaching, interview dread and the fear of being judged can inhibit performance at […]
Ready to Role – CV Writing
When you recognise it is time to look for a new role, the starting point is usually considered to be the CV. I would challenge this idea, by really seeking clarity on: What you want from your next role? What […]
Hi Barbie!
Half way though the Barbie Movie for the second viewing, my daughter asked, ‘Mum, can we go to the toilet please?’ With a grump I left the movie and as my daughter always does, she started talking from the moment […]
Reflections from Changing Times
A memory popped up on social media this month. It shared a range of beautiful pictures from my last trip to Perth, Australia in September 2019. I was amid an organisational change, with my role being at risk. I weighed […]
Shop Local
Shop Local is a value I hold strongly. As the buyer of Executive Coaching for many years, I had a couple of trusted coaches the organisation had worked with in the past. If there was ever a request for coaching […]
Want or Need?
“When you need me, you don’t want me. When you want me, you don’t need me.” Nanny McPhee This quote has shown up twice for me in 2 days. This morning while trying to peal myself out for my […]