Mentoring tops school report

Explains how mentoring has been used to improve schools administration in Australia The practice of mentoring boosts performance in school administrative staff, according to research in Australia. Improvements were seen in generic competencies, office and...

The writing on the wall

The Harrison Assessment (HA) tool was founded in 1990 by Dan Harrison “to help companies optimise their human capital by leveraging their deep understanding of human resources and psychology”. The tool – what is it? The Harrison Assessment (HA) tool was founded...

Shalom Zion

Coaches in Israel live and work among the daily threat of religious extremism. Could coaching provide a counter to it? John Whitmore The polarisation of opinion that erupted among ordinary people during Israel’s incursion into Hamas-held Gaza in January was extreme...

‘De-escalate and reflect’ – de Haan

Coaches have an urgent role to play in helping people understand, de-escalate and reflect on conflict Liz Hall Speaking at the EMCC UK conference, de Haan said coaches are well-placed to help people understand conflict and unleash the potential for learning embedded...

My new best friend

Responsibility and education will help clients to do a better job of choosing their coach. Alan Ward Coach selection in many organisations involves presenting three or four options from the corporate roster and then asking the client to pick the coach they’d like to...