Mirror, Mirror, on the wall..

Light hearted look at coaching and the stereotypical coach Liz Hall Jock Yewlar of McKee Moose Consulting and Bronte Biscuit of Eh Up Consulting offer some light relief to anyone who has encountered a walking, talking stereotype or spotted the warning signs in...

Fighting talk

Describes a visit to coach senior army officers in Afghanistan Paul Ellis Letter from Afghanistan What can a UK civil servant teach 18 highly experienced senior Afghan army officers about leadership? Time to have a coaching conversation I looked through the...

Goal setting: how useful is it?

Opinions from a variety of commentators on the value of goal setting VOX POP In his feature for the March/April issue of Coaching at Work, “When own goals are a winner”, Anthony Grant stressed the importance of goal-setting while urging practitioners to be flexible....

Hard sell

Two experts give answers to a hypothetical question on how to embed a training programme to achieve a return on investment TroubleShooter – Hard Sell THE PROBLEM A global firm has invested heavily in training for its salespeople but never sees results. The...

The big question

An opinion piece on the role of questioning in the coaching process Karen Blakeley Viewpoint – The Big Question Is it valid for coaches to communicate with clients using methods other than asking questions? Occasionally I come out of a coaching session with a...