Global dawning

A recent series of international forums reveal that coaching is widely seen as a critical development for all By David Peterson, Bobbie Little, Susan Mistler and Emma Pearson Although executive coaching is maturing at different rates globally, organisations across...

Turn up the volume

Two experts give advice on a hypothetical coaching query The problem The ‘quiet man’ in an investment bank will only make director if he gives a better first impression. He has been offered coaching, but will it help? And what exactly do his ‘loud’ new bosses want?...

Setting the scene

Could context-setting before coaching begins help to ensure its success? Ann Orton Most professional business coaches constantly seek to improve their effectiveness to provide the best value for their clients, both individuals and organisations. But are we missing...

Letters – 0302

SHARING EXPERIENCE ENRICHES COACHES Supervision is looming on the coaching horizon. I agree we need to look beyond simply lifting practice from the therapy world, we need to focus on what worked in that therapy world and adapt it to organisations’ different coaching...

Viennese Whirl

Austrian coaching bodies are trying to overcome government restrictions to their profession by establishing legal entry roads and quality standards for business coaches Ursula Peter-Heinrich Austria’s professional coaching and business bodies are attempting to build a...