Thoughts from our expert coaches
17/03/2023
As coaches we want to help people develop, to become more rounded individuals with the flexibility and resilience to manage life’s challenges. This often means helping them to recognise, to access and develop different parts of their character. Part of ...
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03/03/2023
For a number of years now I’ve been sharing my personal views on some of the actions that leaders can take to improve leadership impact or effectiveness and to foster the right conditions around you to drive success for all. As a headline theme ponde...
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28/02/2023
Many women have used the upheaval of the pandemic as a catalyst to reconsider their career and are emerging into the new world of work with new goals. Some are considering their career options in their current organisation, but many are looking for new ve...
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20/02/2023
Not for the first time this came up recently in supervision where I was the responsible supervisor. Would you go to dinner with a client? I wouldn’t generally but I admit I have (with a supervisee) and maybe this does help me to maintain perspective. As...
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14/02/2023
Since the pandemic, a record number of employees are thinking about leaving their jobs and many have already done so, according to a McKinsey report (Great Attrition or Great Attraction – The Choice is Yours) based on research in the USA, the UK, Austra...
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08/02/2023
My Divinity teacher (yes, they did used to exist) was renowned for picking out individual pupils and saying in a loud stern voice ‘Boy! If you act like an odious buffoon you will become an odious buffoon!’ He was clearly a psychologist in the behaviou...
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02/02/2023
Many modern-day jobs are not very conducive to clear thinking – with constant interruptions from emails, notifications, phone calls and meetings. It’s a rich irony, given that what’s required of people – especially in senior roles – calls for th...
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30/01/2023
Many moons ago, I devoted a year or so of time to creating and running a series of weekend workshops for coaches all about “Finding your niche”. The idea dawned on me after a bit of a Eureka moment, when MY niche suddenly arrived fully formed in my co...
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24/01/2023
Having a coaching business is a people sport. Working as a coach supporting people every day can bring great meaning to our working lives. The pros are that it’s your business and this business can be built to enact your personal purpose. You can be in ...
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19/01/2023
I recently began watching a programme on the BBC called “Make It To Market”. Essentially the show is about talented people who have a hobby that they would like to turn into a business and generate an income for themselves. They are given a mentor ...
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