The future of hybrid working

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…

Leadership Workout: 6 Ways to Develop your Leadership Muscles - without going to the gym!

01/12/2020

Leadership Workout: 6 Ways to Develop your Leadership Muscles - without going to the gym! “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle People get better when they practice. We’ve all heard the phrase “Practice makes…

The Coaching Habit: book reviews by my son

03/11/2020

The Coaching Habit, by Michael Bungay Stanier and The Fearless Organisation, by Amy C. Edmondson Recently I recruited Greg Stitt, who is my son, into my coaching business. To help me stay on top of things, I asked him to read and review some books that caught my…

Why Purpose Matters Now More Than Ever…

15/10/2020

There is a reason purpose matters more today than ever. On August 19th, 2019, 181 businesses in the US as part of the Business Roundtable[1] signed up to a new definition of the ‘purpose of the corporation’. At that time Jamie Dimon, chairman of J.P Morgan Chase said,…