Are you a professional coach?

Blog - Balancing Business Needs

How do you identify and manage imposter syndrome?

How to identify and manage imposter syndrome

If you suffer from a  feeling that you’re not good enough and have a tendency towards perfectionism then you are entirely normal since most people feel this way. Feelings of insecurity are particularly common when people are promoted to a leadership position. However, if…

read more
Physician Heal Thyself

Physician Heal Thyself

Physician Heal Thyself A long, long time ago, when I first trained to be a coach, I remember one particular exercise I and my fellow trainees were asked to undertake.  It was very simple and very powerful and has stayed with me ever since.  In pairs, unsurprisingly, one of…

read more
Confessions of a supervisor

Confessions of a supervisor

Confessions of a supervisor I must confess, when I am supervising groups of coaches I sometimes come away somewhat disappointed.  All too often the coaches come from one of two stances.  They either come in 'lazy mode', where they haven't reflected on their own work but…

read more
Your Leadership Career

Under My Umbrella

Your Leadership Career How can you cope when your boss provides you with less than ideal conditions to thrive and perform at your best? When you take a leadership position, it is often with a mixture of excitement and a little bit of fear, “Will I be successful?’  You…

read more

Once upon a time...

As coaches we need to build a strong working alliance with our clients so that they trust us and feel safe to be vulnerable and explore aspects of themselves that they may have been unwilling or afraid to examine or that they were unaware of.  When we show genuine empathy,…

read more
Dr Joan van den Brink

Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow

By Dr Joan van den Brink In coaching situations it’s easy to experience some performance anxiety; we want to do a great job and help our clients to unlock solutions to whatever personal situation they have come to us to resolve.  I have found myself wanting to be the…

read more
Previous page Next page

How can you improve your Leadership Development Programme?

Find out by taking this quick audit x