Engineering change

Describes Electrocomponents’ new accredited coaching certificate for managers. Liz Hall Global engineering company Electrocomponents aims to improve performance by encouraging leaders to think more for themselves through its new accredited coaching skills certificate....

Break on through to the other side

Describes research by the Institute of Employment Studies on coaching women to progress in their careers Liz Hall Coaching can help women progress in their careers by helping them address the many barriers which still exist. The barriers which hinder women’s attempts...

Secrets of the trade

Discusses the problems of confidentiality when coaching several people in the same organisation Karen Moloney Coaches should subscribe to a confidentiality code. But is it possible to keep mum when coaching colleagues from your own organisation? Try not to think about...

The sinking feeling

Two experts give their opinions on a theoretical problem involving a new CEO trying to convince his organisation that its apparently successful strategy will not carry it through a recession. The problem John recently stepped up to run the UK subsidiary of a much...