29/11/2022
By Roy Childs PhD. Most coaches subscribe to the received wisdom that ‘coaches help change behaviour, NOT personality’. But this is based on certain assumptions that may not be entirely valid – one is practical and the other is ethical: The ...
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05/11/2022
We hear the word 'listening' in various walks of life. Businesses say "we are listening to our customers"; politicians say "we are listening to the people"; parents say "we are listening to our children". The question I would put to you is: Are we l...
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27/10/2022
You may like to consider what people find useful about any feedback, but this blog, written by Roy Childs PhD. is specifically about psychometric profile feedback. What I hear people say is: Me: ‘How useful was the psychometric feedb...
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28/09/2022
I’ve been reminded again of how easy it can be, to be drawn into clients’ emotional worlds – and of the need to guard against this. Some examples: a deaf client who was very angry about how he felt about his work and employer, on whose behalf I f...
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17/05/2021
It has become clear in this past year of crisis that women need support more than ever. How can we as a career coach make a difference to our female clients if we don’t coach women differently from men? Just in the past week I have coached several...
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