Head of Perimeter Development

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That’s the title of a job I recently saw advertised on LinkedIn: Head of Perimeter Development, Heathrow Airport. 

It was posted in the days immediately following the shut-down of Gatwick Airport because of the (definite, probable, possible, maybe, don’t-be-daft) presence of drones in the airspace and, at first, I assumed it must be about building higher fences or installing anti-drone technology to create a more secure perimeter.  Or extending the boundaries of the airport to make it larger. 

And that made me think about coaching.  Perimeter development (I would call it boundary management in a coaching context) is one of the issues that comes up repeatedly. 

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You can’t always get what you want. Can you?

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A few weeks ago, I was encouraging a client to get specific about what she wanted in her life – to define, really clearly, her vision and purpose.  Because if you’re not clear about what you’re aiming for – your destination, your dream, your desire – how do you choose what step to take next?  You need something against which to evaluate your options and choices, to review what you did and what happened, to keep you moving forward.

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Fluff and nonsense

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I’m trying to articulate more clearly why I do what I do.  I’m also trying to define the fundamental elements of my coaching work – what I do and why, how it feels to be coached by me, what underpins my work.  And who I am in all of this?  Who is the Kate that shows up to work with clients, and is it the same Kate as turns up in the pub to meet friends or goes to the supermarket?

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Why putting yourself first matters

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I regularly find myself working with busy, stressed clients and who struggle to find optimal balance between the different elements of their life.  Regularly, I find myself reminding them that, if their battery is flat, they cannot power anyone else’s life.  They can’t provide the support their kids or their partner or their boss or their team need, if they have no resources available. 

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