Southern Cross Coaching & Development are very proud to announce we’ve been named as Finalists in the 2026 HR Innovation Awards: Innovator of the Year for 2 categories: Best Training …
Zandra was a senior leader, an expert in her field, and prided herself on being brilliant at what she did and setting herself and her team very high standards… She …
When I was an officer in the British RAF many years ago, I used to control supersonic Air Defence fighter aircraft. I was primarily a Fighter Controller (Intercept Controller) and …
Emotional Intelligence as a Leader Too often leaders feel – and are often told! – they have to be controlled, almost emotionless: Be more ‘Iceman’ (Top Gun)! Showing vulnerability, emotion …
Really – why are you working? I think many people would relate to the Work Chronicles cartoon above (well worth subscribing to www.workchronices.com if you have a dry, cynical or …
The Emotional Capital Report (ECR) for Teams The ECR Teams is the world’s most advanced assessment for assessing Team Emotional Intelligence. It’s extremely practical tool for real-world Team Development, linking …
After I left the British military I spent 6 months back-packing through Asia, mostly Nepal, India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore*. With the exception of Singapore, wild monkeys were ubiquitous – …
After I’d recovered from a very deep and dark depression many years ago, I trained to be a Lifeline Counsellor as a way of giving back and ‘paying it forward’. …
In 19 years running my coaching business, Southern Cross Coaching & Development (it was our 19th birthday a couple of weeks ago, btw!), I’ve noticed there’s nearly always a ‘BUT…’ …
“One critical observation of your leadership Simon is that you don’t suffer fools gladly. We need to work on that” That was the feedback I got from my Commanding Officer …
