Esther Lehmann-Sow Esther Lehmann-Sow

When you’re not in the room…

If the important decisions about you will be made when you’re not in the room (as goes the saying), does this make you nervous or confident?

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Esther Lehmann-Sow Esther Lehmann-Sow

Coaching and mental health

Coaching strengthens foundational aspects of psychological well-being like self-awareness, the sense of agency and personal purpose while providing support to shift from unhelpful mindsets and behaviours to more helpful ones. Coaching can therefore be used as a tool to strengthen mental health of individuals and teams, making them more engaged and productive.

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Reclaimed dignity

Have you heard or said this as well?

'Others can do my job much better than I'

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Esther Lehmann-Sow Esther Lehmann-Sow

Missing the Obvious

For years in our work we had only marginally engaged with religious leaders them – and we weren’t making the expected progress. When we made them central to our approach and they became publicly validated messages, it allowed for an almost immediate shift in attitudes and behaviours. And impact happened!

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The Wisdom of Children

During today’s heavy rain I was remembering a Sahelian boy’s insights from observing the clouds.

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Recovering from procrastination

Nothing to gain from it! Procrastinating only leaves me with a bad feeling, drained energy and the knowledge of missed opportunities or accumulated work for the next day.

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Two special women

There are two women who made a lasting impression on me while working in Africa

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Helping the Poor?

Ever since I was a young girl, I dreamt about living in Africa.

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