October Edition 2024 - One

Hello,

From this month I will send a bi-monthly newsletter. After much consideration, the format and ideas might change a bit. I hope you bear with me as we move forward and transform lives through executive and sales coaching.

Today I want to share a wee story of a Head of Sales I was working with to improve his self-awareness and his EI (Emotional Intelligence). He in particular had troubles connecting with his team. And, I’ve seen this time and time again, executive whose meetings feel off-track … a manager whose feedback never quite lands the way it should. They’ve got the skillset, but they’re missing the connection—and it starts with them not understanding themselves.?

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Self-awareness isn’t just some abstract concept. It’s a muscle. And like any muscle, it can be trained. And the same is true with EI. You can improve it, sharpen it, and use it to become a better leader, a better parent, a better partner. Think of it as your personal GPS, always guiding you to the right decisions, the right words, and the right approach.

Helping executive navigate their life and exploring where limitations, is my passion.? I sometimes get asked how I ended up here. What a lot of people don't know, I have always had a coaching business and have been coaching individuals for 10+ years, ever since I did my Master Practitioner in NLP in 2003!

But, when I went self employed in 2019, that's when I wanted to give it more focus but thanks to Covid, I got dragged into more sales consulting work - which I still enjoy.

The combination of consulting and advising companies, paired with executive coaching and coaching of their sales teams, is very powerful. You gain better leaders and more effective sales people, and we improve revenue and performance all around.

The important bit is to listen to your customers, right? And that's what I do.

If you think your sales team could benefit from sales coaching, or if you feel like something is holding you back, get in touch.??

Particularly with my psychotherapeutic education, we can go deep and understand underlying behaviour and blockers, which ones unblocked and uncovered, will give you clarity, direction and purpose.?

It's this self awareness piece, to live a life true to yourself. Hit reply to this newsletter and tell me you want the guide and I send it to you free of charge.

My purpose is to help you to become the best version of yourself.?

If you have a sales team in need of coaching.

If you have a personal challenge you want to discuss.

Contact me today or book a call for us to have a chat.

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Until next time,

Volker

• GenAI doesn't just increase productivity. It expands capability.?LINK
• How to recover from burnout. LINK
• Signs of being overstressed.?LINK

Our podcast Man Up Man Down focuses on middle aged men and mental health. I am hosting it with my friend David Pawsey.

We are ramping up to our live event with episodes on Self-Hate, Self-Mastery and Mindset, Mood and Wellbeing.

As always, the episodes are available on Apple Podcast, Spotify or anywhere you listen to your podcasts.

If you haven't yet, go to our website and book your ticket for the 17th of October - Live Podcast Event in London!