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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
ICF gauges global awareness of coaching
Liz Hall The public’s awareness of coaching varies widely across the globe but on average, more than half of the general population is aware of professional coaching, according
Bottom-line measures ‘undermine’ coaching
By Tamsin Slyce Coaches who market their work using return on investment (ROI) risk undermining coaching’s professionalism, argued Anthony Grant of Sydney University at
Top talent value coaching, mentoring and networking the most
Liz Hall Senior employees value coaching, mentoring and networking more highly than the more formal development opportunities offered by a talent management programme. This
Nasa’s rocket scientists hone people skills
By Tamsin Slyce How do you coach a rocket scientist? Answer: take a systems approach, NASA’s Christine Williams told delegates at the Association for Coaching and University
John Leary-Joyce takes up helm of EMCC UK
By Liz Hall As its new president, John Leary-Joyce will be helping the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) UK clarify its unique contribution. “Each of the four