Credit where it’s due

The lack of women at management level makes depressing reading. But a mentoring pilot at Clydesdale Bank is successfully addressing the imbalance between the sexes. Kate Hilpern Only 12 per cent of board directors are female, and one in four FTSE boards has no women...

Meeting of minds

Does the end result of a coaching encounter really give the full picture? Do participants even see the outcome in the same way? Examines the critical moments of the coaching conversation Erik de Haan What really makes a difference in the coaching conversation? Rather...

Don’t you know who I am?

How many times have you been faced with a client and felt paralysed by your own ineptitude? A humourous look at stereotypical clients Sam Humphrey Client profile Theme tune Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper Favourite TV shows Big Brother; The X Factor;...

How to…coach the Alpha Mammalian

Coaching highly-driven top executives takes a special type of coach. There is no rulebook and the first hour of the pitch is critical for success. How can the conversation be steered into benign territory? John Blakey Alpha Mammalians are found at or near the top of...

Sporting chance

At Leeds Metropolitan University, Kathy Ashton is planning to take the coaching practice it is known for on the sports field into the university at large Kate Hilpern When Kathy Ashton tells people about her new role as head of coaching at Leeds Metropolitan...