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Is there a future for work?

09/12/2021

Of course, there is a future for work, what else would we do with our time? Joking aside, the pandemic has shown us that there are all sorts of things we could be doing with our time, most of them not related to work as we knew it. It led many of us to think about what we want…

‘Coaching management style relieves pressure on younger managers’. HR director

29/11/2021

‘Coaching management style relieves pressure on younger managers’ I didn’t used to like HR departments that much because I thought they were more about bureaucracy than actual human resource development. I also balked at the idea that humans are a “resource”, like…

One conversation really can make a BIG difference - by a Professional Coach

15/11/2021

I was privileged to be invited to be a Professional Coach at the Richmond Events Communication Director’s forum 2021 last week. As a professional coach I am dedicated to engaging in conversations that make a transformational difference for my clients, and there is no better…

Going round in circles: Coaching and the co-created pattern

24/06/2021

Coaching can help someone think afresh Co-created patterns are situations in which two people become paired up in mutually reinforcing behaviour. Sometimes the co-created patterns are effective, leading to positive outcomes, and sometimes they are ineffective, leading to…

Return on Investment vs Return on Expectations... which is right when evaluating coaching or leadership development?

09/05/2021

Many moons ago when I was completing my CIPD qualifications I wrote a Management report called “Beyond the Happy Sheet” in which I explored how training and coaching is evaluated in the workplace. A chance conversation at the Trusted Coach Directory about Return on…

The Secret of Work Life Integration

09/04/2021

With restrictions across the UK starting to ease, many of us are curious as to what kind of “new normal” will unfold. There’s certainly one feature of the pandemic that looks like it is here to stay in some form, and that is a preference for home working. One clear…