2020 and 2021 have been some of the most challenging years of recent history.
Definition of Partner Leaders
What do we mean when we say Leadership Partners? First, let’s clear up the most obvious confusion – we are not advocating that you make every manager in your business a partner! The idea is that the managers and leadership teams within your business partner with you in leading the company.They are invested, they want […]
Feminine Energy in Leadership
As business coaches, we are privileged to work with powerful leaders that are men and women.In honour of Women’s Day, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on two powerful women who have coached with RainTree, and the feminine leadership characteristics that have made them so successful. (Individual names have been changed to protect […]
The Fear Model
A little while ago I wrote an article about fear. In the article, I mentioned the FEAR model. Some of my most valued advisors read that article and asked if I would share a little more about the FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real) model so they can better understand it and use it in their […]
Ignite a Partnership Spirit in your Management Team
How do you ignite the want and need in your management team to lead like business partners? I was asked this question by a client in a coaching session this week. In modern business, change is a constant and growth is complicated. For SME’s especially, managers that are partners in the business growth and success […]
Youth Month
Right in the thick of COVID-19, RainTree ran our Empowered Leaders group coaching journey with a Waste management business. The owner of the business had realised that his management team had some young leaders who he wanted to see step into their power to be more effective. He had two key reasons for this need. […]
Winter – the season for turning inward
I am not sure how you feel about winter? I declare openly that I am a winter wimp. I don’t like the dark, the cold, the discomfort, etc. I can go on about it for ages. This week, my coach pointed out to me how I focus on what I do not like about winter. […]
What does your courage look like?
Dear Raintree family, We have embraced something a little scary and we’re ready to talk about it! In a powerful coaching session we had recently, we explored the importance of Courage with our client.Courage is a subject with many stereotypes associated to it. The question we worked through was “am I courageous”? What we explored […]
Welcome to Raintree
If you’re reading this post then you have found our website’s temporary home. We’re in the process of growing a beautiful new website, and like most good things, it takes a little time from when you prepare the soil and plant the seeds until you see that first beautiful blossom, which becomes the sweet and […]