Supervision: A route to self-awareness or self-delusion?

How to challenge what I believe about myself

05/12/2022

By Roy Childs PhD. This blog is describing a powerful way to help people learn about themselves through feedback. We know that feedback from others is one of the main ways that we learn about ourselves. It is like a mirror that can help to dispel some of our myths and…

Do coaches help change behaviour or personality?

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 practical element is…

ACDC – How to Maximise the Impact of Psychometric Feedback

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 feedback…

New Coaching & Mentoring Survey

22/09/2022

A new survey intended as a barometer on coaching and mentoring in UK organisations has found that, whilst coaching and mentoring is becoming established in many organisations as a learning and development intervention, there is still a long way to go before it's potential…

What kind of coach supervision support are you seeking?

14/09/2022

Like coaching, supervision can come in a variety of forms. These days I try to be clear about my qualifications and humble enough to express that I’m just one individual, feeling inspired to help other individuals in their development journey in using coaching skills. I…

What is Team Coaching SUPERvision?

25/08/2022

After initially defining SUPERvision and Team Coaching, this article shares both the importance of SUPERvision for Team Coaches, as well as distinctions between SUPERvision for Coaches who coach one-on-one or in groups. What is SUPERvision? Originating in the fields of therapy…