By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist Recently as part of a paper I was writing, I was examining the elements that increase self-efficacy and improve goal setting for executives. What makes some people believe that they can do it when others have such doubt? Competence assumed, what are the necessary things to be […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Pyschologist Let’s be honest. What happens when you are a highly qualified professional but people just find you hard to work with or work for? This can be a real career staller and can create headaches of having to replace staff who leave you as a manager. Your […]
Our resident Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist Nicki Gilmour writes a regular inspiring and useful career tip column for theglasshammer that helps women navigate through their career. If you are interested in hiring an Executive Coach you may contact Nicki directly on Nicki@theglasshammer.com for a no obligation chat about our services. Take a look at […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Pyschologist This past year all over the world, the geo-political landscape has been dramatic. We have watched countries swing wildly, some with populism and conspiracy, creating new scenarios that would have been possibly unimaginable just 12 months ago, while other nations are choosing to elect leaders who refuse […]
By Nicki Gilmour Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist At some point in your career, you will probably get laid off due to many factors that are usually beyond your control like downsizing, mergers and acquisitions and cyclical market turns in financial services. Do not take it personally! Hard advice if you have given the job […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist Last week, we spoke about how expanding your mindset can truly take perspective mentally and not be beholden to your home-grown beliefs, paradigms and basically anything that your granny and society told you that you had to think, act and feel. We talked about the more we […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist The world is increasingly complex and can be quite confusing these days. How do you ensure you have the guts, glory, stamina and agility to survive all this change? Mental complexity is the answer according Harvard psychologists Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey in their book “Immunity […]
By Nicki Gilmour The world is increasingly complex and can be quite confusing these days. How do you ensure you have the guts, glory, stamina and agility to survive all this change? Mental complexity is the answer according Harvard psychologists Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey in their book “Immunity to change”. This is my […]
By Nicki Gilmour Last month, theglasshammer reconvened for the ninth year to assemble senior women for breakfast where we discussed the outlook and current trends in the investment management industry. The panel consisted of Barbara Reinhard, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager & Head of Asset Allocation of Voya Investment Management, Donna Parisi, Partner, Global Co-Head […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist When I am coaching within the first 30 mins, I hear mental models and worldviews come out of every client’s mouth. I also hear it in friends and social situations whether I try to or not. Mental models are the paradigms that we walk around with, the […]