Leading Through Change: How to Guide Your Team with Clarity and Confidence

by joblakeleytraining | Jun 8, 2025 | Articles, Businesses

This weekend, we went out as a family – myself, my husband, our son, and of course, our Labrador, Cookie. We visited ‘Open Farm Sunday,’ a brilliant initiative by British farmers to invite the public onto working farms, helping people understand where their food...

Leading the People Who Drive You Mad: Why Your Team Thinks Differently

by joblakeleytraining | Jun 2, 2025 | Articles, Businesses

This weekend, my husband, son, and I went to Burgh Island for a little family getaway. The weather was great, the views were stunning, and the scones were everything I’d hoped for. And yet, within two hours, we were driving each other quietly mad. My husband wanted to...

Surviving Work Without Losing It: Why People Are (Probably) Not Trying to Annoy You

by joblakeleytraining | Jun 2, 2025 | Articles, Individuals

Have you ever found yourself totally baffled by how a colleague works?You’re ready to roll, they’re still planning. You want clarity, they want creativity. You’re chasing results, they’re flagging risks. And suddenly, you’re wondering: Are we even on the same planet?...

Are you really listening – or just waiting to speak?

by joblakeleytraining | May 23, 2025 | Articles, Businesses

“You’re not listening to me!” That’s what my 13-year-old son muttered under his breath yesterday. And the truth is… he was right. Despite over 20 years of coaching others and teaching others how to coach, where listening is a core skill, in that moment – I...

What to do when your manager isn’t listening (and how to speak so you’re heard)

by joblakeleytraining | May 22, 2025 | Articles, Individuals

Have you ever been at work and felt unheard? You raise a concern… and get cut off with a quick solution. You try to explain something important… and the topic gets changed. You bring something up… and it’s dismissed or downplayed. It’s frustrating. And after a while,...