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Should coaches sniff cognitive enhancers before sessions?
Cognitive-enhancing pills and a spray of bonding hormone oxytocin could be just what the modern coach needs, a neuroscientist has suggested. “Oxytocin helps with facial
External coaches must get to know their organisation, or be overlooked
CONFERENCE ROUNDUP: EUROPEAN MENTORING & COACHING COUNCIL (EMCC) ANNUAL CONFERENCE, PARIS, 17-19 NOVEMBER External coaches will set themselves apart in coaching sponsors’
Goal-setting findings should silence critics
COACHING AT WORK COACHING AND MENTORING AT WORK: BEYOND FRONTIERS CONFERENCE, BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OFFICES, LONDON, 23 NOVEMBER By Jane Campion Findings from neuroscience
Economic worries dominate readers’ survey
By Liz Hall Responding to current challenges, such as the economy and demonstrating ROI/value for money (VFM), are top of the agenda for 2012, according to this year’s Coaching
What I really, really want …
Concern about the long term state of the world, including the environment, and how to achieve work/life balance are among the top issues for women, suggests an international
Public spending cuts have far-reaching impact on coaching
The drastic cuts in UK public spending announced on 20 October in the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) will impact coaching in myriad ways. UK Chancellor George Osborne
Businesses find it hard to identify fit-for-purpose coaches
Senior talent professionals find identifying external executive coaches with the right mix of skills and experience a frustrating experience. This was one of the key findings
Charity coaching in motion
Two coaches have joined forces to set up a not-for-profit venture to bring high quality and affordable coaching to charities. Anne-Kathrin Alaoui and Richard Griffiths who
Mounting pressure to tackle stress to bring opportunities for coaches
Pressure is mounting on employers to step up their stress prevention and management strategies and coaching is likely to be just what the doctor ordered. Ignoring responsibilities
Managers misjudge their strengths and weaknesses
More than half of the UK’s managers misjudge their strengths in the workplace, according to research from Chartered Management Institute (CMI). CMI recently asked 2,000