ARE WE HAVING FUN?

How can we explore playfulness in coaching.  Stephanie Wheeler reports   Before you read on, I invite you to pause.  What arises for you when you read the word ‘playfulness’? Does it include curiosity, a sense of fun and perhaps energy? Or maybe resistance,...

A LOOK IN THE MIRROR

Charlotte Housden reflects on how coaching matches up to other professions. Part 2: We lie in wait in caves and forests    How are we faring as a profession? Where are we ahead and where do we need to mature? Biswas-Diener and van Nieuwerburgh (2023) say that...

YOUNG AT HEART

Together for Children is using coaching as a catalyst for culture change and transformation. Jenny Whitfield reports   Sunderland-based not-for-profit organisation, Together for Children (TfC), partnered with The OCM in August 2021, to deliver an ambitious...

WINNING AT CARDS

Tarot cards are traditionally used in divination, yet can be employed in coaching to invite mindful exploration. Shirley Attenborough and Rachel Hope explain how Coaching with Tarot works   Coaching with Tarot is an intuitive tool that can open a communication...