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Category / Honesty
20 October 2023

Thinking Partner sessions – all you need to know

by Michelle Howie
You might have seen my new offering to book a Thinking Partner session. I've described it like this,  "This is an hour of space to listen to yourself, think quietly and get an occasional nudge from a trusted guide. You're looking at a 60 minute meeting with Michelle. You're here because you have things to think through. Michelle will listen, sit quietly and witness while you do your thinking. You can ask her to coach you more actively, you can chew her ear off for 60 minutes straight with no words edged in at all! This session is all yours, so you own it." If you want to know more about what that includes, how it works and whether it fits your needs, well read on.CONTINUE READING
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Category:Conversation, Honesty, Thought/thinking, Uncategorised, Wisdom
25 October 2022

Story-telling is over-rated

by Michelle Howie
There sure is a lot of hype around story-telling these days. There has never been so much training and coaching available for people wanting to hone their public speaking, presenting or pitching skills. And we have the neuroscience behind it too, we know that our brains light up like the Eiffel tower at Christmas time when a good yarn is being spun. Story-telling is big business now – and undeniably it has a role to play in meaningful learning - so then why do I think it’s over-rated?...CONTINUE READING
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Category:Business, Conversation, Honesty, Leadership, Learning, Thought/thinking
9 September 2021

Virtual leadership – feasible or fantasy?

by Michelle Howie
In a week’s time I will be meeting a new group of leaders, ready to start another Next Gen leadership programme. Next Gen is available to members of TUANZ (the association for the users of digital technology and connectivity) and my role is to facilitate the learning and insights. Lucky me! It’s such an enjoyable contract role, one of my faves. I’ve been fortunate to work with TUANZ and the Next Gen programme since 2017. We’ve taken over 70 leaders through the programme – and we’ve always run it as an online offering. Yes, all the sessions are held via video.CONTINUE READING
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Category:Business, Conversation, Honesty, Leadership, Learning, Life, Wisdom
18 May 2021

Love tastes like space: a short story

by Michelle Howie
He pushes me to answer, wants to hear my voice wrap meaning around his fragile idea. Wants words to act like glue and bandage. I don’t respond, not ready yet, so he pushes me again. “What is love? Put it in your own words, come on. You’re the book worm, you’ve read enough to have an idea. We’re in love, aren’t we” (a statement), “…so how would you define it?” The room does a cool trick where it goes small and big at the same time. Dizzy.CONTINUE READING
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Category:Honesty, Love, Relationships, Thought/thinking, Wisdom
3 May 2018

Talk About It Vs Type About It

by Michelle Howie
Yes, I see the irony of typing out a blog when I’m discussing a message about talking to other humans. Give me some grace, let’s see if I can get to where I’m going with this.Several events over the last week have all spun in their separate planetary orbits, seemingly unconnected. Then the final event joined the swirl and bang, the planets aligned like a string of blindingly bright beads pulled taut between my conscious and the very centre of the universe. A roundabout way of describing an insight, I suppose.CONTINUE READING
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Category:Conversation, Honesty, Leadership, Wisdom

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