--- title: Leave it better! | Leadership description: Leadership | Thoughts and ideas, stories and reflections, discussions and suggestions and practical tools for having catalytic, life changing conversations. --- # Blog Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. [Peer advisory group](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/peer-advisory-group), [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Case study](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/case-study), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching) ## [Board Governance and Leadership Risks](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/board-governance-and-leadership-risks) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2025/03/04 This short video explores the impact of gaps in Board level capability, identified during a coaching... [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/board-governance-and-leadership-risks) [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Mentoring](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/mentoring), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching) ## [Listening: A Working Definition](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening-a-working-definition) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2025/01/23 [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening-a-working-definition) [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Mentoring](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/mentoring), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching) ## [Listening: Using Emotionally Intelligent Relationship Management](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening-using-emotionally-intelligent-relationship-management) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2025/01/20 Coaching is highly effective at creating sustainable change for an individual and therefore has a pa... [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening-using-emotionally-intelligent-relationship-management) [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Mentoring](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/mentoring), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching) ## [Listening: Using Emotionally Intelligent Social-Awareness](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening-using-emotionally-intelligent-social-awareness) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2025/01/17 In this series I am using emotional intelligence to explore how to further enhance the coach’s liste... [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening-using-emotionally-intelligent-social-awareness) [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Mentoring](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/mentoring), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching) ## [Listening: Using Emotionally Intelligent Self-Management](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening-using-emotionally-intelligent-self-management) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2025/01/17 Self Management Managing oneself during a coaching or listening session ensures the focus remains on... [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening-using-emotionally-intelligent-self-management) [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Mentoring](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/mentoring), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching) ## [Listening: Using Emotionally Intelligent Self-Awareness](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening-using-emotionally-intelligent-self-awareness) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2025/01/17 Self-Awareness Self-awareness – noticing one’s own feelings - is a fundamental life-skill, an essent... [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening-using-emotionally-intelligent-self-awareness) [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Mentoring](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/mentoring), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching) ## [Listening: What happens when we are listened to?](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/what-happens-when-we-are-listened-to) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2024/12/11 Listening is perhaps the single most important skill in the coaching and mentoring toolbox, it is al... [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/what-happens-when-we-are-listened-to) [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Mentoring](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/mentoring), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching) ## [Listening](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2024/12/06 “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” Quote by Stephen R. Covey I am reminded of many e... [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/coaching/listening) [Peer advisory group](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/peer-advisory-group), [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching), [About BBB](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/about-bbb) ## [My ‘Why?’ and Peer Advisory Groups](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/pag/my-why-and-peer-advisory-groupsag) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2024/11/25 Background evolution My coaching practice has evolved steadily over more than 20 years of organic gr... [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/pag/my-why-and-peer-advisory-groupsag) [Peer advisory group](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/peer-advisory-group), [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching), [The Big Blue Box](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/the-big-blue-box) ## [A working definition of our Peer Advisory Groups](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/pag/a-working-definition-of-our-executive-coaching-0) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2024/11/24 In today's volatile, uncertain, and complex environment, leadership is more challenged than ever bef... [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/pag/a-working-definition-of-our-executive-coaching-0) [Leadership](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/leadership), [Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/tag/coaching) ## [Unlocking Leadership Potential - The Power of Executive Coaching](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/unlocking-leadership-potential-the-power-of-executive-coaching) ![Picture of Chris Dyson](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/3b73c18fbf3403120e47268de464ec17) [Chris Dyson](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/author/chris-dyson) 2024/03/07 The transformative benefits of executive coaching can unlock leadership potential. [ Read more ](https://thebigbluebox.co.uk/leave-it-better/unlocking-leadership-potential-the-power-of-executive-coaching) ## Drive people to your products and services Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 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