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Same Team, Same Job, Two Very Different Outcomes: A Customer Care Lesson
One bank, four phone calls, two completely different experiences. What the difference between them reveals about customer care training, and the simple shift that changes every call.
Can Solo Founders Actually Switch Off on Holiday? A Decade In, I Finally Cracked It
Are founders doomed to never truly holiday? After nearly a decade running &hope solo, executive coach Beth Hope shares what finally changed and how she did it.
Are We Going on Holiday or Just Working in a Better Location?
Most leaders say they'll just keep an eye on things while they're away. If your team can't function without you for two weeks, the problem probably isn't the holiday.
Can You Really Have It All? Why the Answer Depends on How You Define Success
Think you can't have it all? Executive coach Beth Hope argues you're asking the wrong question, and shares the three questions that actually matter.
Is the Algorithm Changing How We Define Success as Leaders?
From dance videos to LinkedIn thought leaders, executive coach Beth Hope on how the viral validation spiral is quietly shifting what success means at work.
Four questions that will tell you more about yourself than any personality test
Most self-reflection tools start from the outside in. Executive coach Beth Hope on four questions that work the other way, and what to do before you answer them.
I broke up with perfectionism. Best decision I ever made.
Fed up with the social media highlight reel, executive coach Beth Hope quit chasing perfect. Here's what happened when she chose honesty over gloss instead.
The people living rent-free in your head probably don't even remember your name
Your inner critic has a face. Executive coach Beth Hope on the people we give power to, why they don't deserve it, and how to start taking that power back.
You don't need a new you. You need a more authentic one.
The reinvention narrative is appealing. But you can't leave yourself behind. Executive coach Beth Hope on why authentic growth is a homecoming, not a transformation.
Motivation is a terrible business plan
Motivation is unreliable. Executive coach Beth Hope on why habit, not motivation, is what sustains high performance through the quiet patches and slow weeks.
Who are we all performing for?
Fed up of polished, performative content? Executive coach Beth Hope on why she stopped chasing the algorithm and what happened when she chose honesty instead.
Say less. Land more.
When stakes are high, most leaders say too much. Executive coach Beth Hope explains why, and how communicating with less clarity costs more than you think.