Leap of faith

Confidence is essential to 21st century corporate life, and coaching has a part to play, helping managers rise to today’s challenges. Looks at how confidence coaching tackles ‘learned helplessness’ Gladeana McMahon As the ramifications of the credit crunch become more...

A right bundle of laughs

Have you ever been faced with a client and felt paralysed by your own ineptitude? Looks at stereotypical clients and identifies the CPDs you can undertake to support your coaching mastery Sam Humphrey Client profile Theme tune Happy Talk by Captain Sensible Favourite...

How to…evaluate coaching

Is it possible to make a concrete link between the bottom line and coaching? Yet this is exactly what organisations are demanding. Choosing what to evaluate is the first step Demonstrating Return On Investment (ROI) is one of the hottest topics for 2009, according to...

Double dutch

Coaching in the Netherlands may be less inhibited than in the UK, but a lack of boundaries brings its own challenges Erik de Haan Entering Regus’ rented offices on Amsterdam’s Herengracht for a coaching conversation always disorientates me. Am I still in the...

Letters from readers – Vol4, Iss2

Letters from readers on coaching issues A Stitch in time Thank you for the wonderful article “Pieced Work” by Hetty Einzig. Her use of a patchwork quilt as a metaphor for better understanding life and work is inspiring. I have used the quilt metaphor with a number of...