Proof positive

Five years after Carol Kauffman stumbled across coaching, her Harvard initiative has put evidence-based coaching on the map and its first conference was a sell-out. Reports on her life-changing moment Liz Hall Asked how she got into coaching, Carol Kauffman’s answer...

Get it together

Suggests that feedback brings depth and richness to the coaching conversation. Looks at how co-coaching forums are creating a melting pot of experience. Eve Turner The Association for Coaching (AC) is a members-driven, bottom-up organisation. I know this because, a...

I’ve been thinking…

Humourous look at a stereotypical coaching client and the CPDs you can undertake to support your coaching mastery. Sam Humphrey Client profile Theme tune Shoulda Woulda Coulda by Beverley Knight Favourite film Groundhog Day Favourite pet Doctor Dolittle’s...

How to…coach in tough times

Explains how coaching can guide leaders through challenging times when some can falter under the pressure to perform. Haydee Toltz YET ANOTHER POOR financial quarter, and yet another financial services organisation facing extinction. Alex, a senior manager, is going...

African queens

Describes how a small women’s group in the heart of Kenya is acting as a forceful lobby for change at national level. Rachel Ellison A rusting ferry boat creaks and hauls its cargo of trucks, bicycles, bananas and people across the bay to Likoni near Mombasa....