Internal coaching at Logica hits new highs

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Logica CMG is raising the bar for its internal coaching, introducing a set of global standards and requirements for its 50 coaches. The international IT and business services organisation has revamped its internal coaching strategy to better align coaching with the business to ensure it delivers business improvements, to equip leaders with a coaching style […]

Employee engagement is a priority for firms in global downturn

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Coaching is emerging as a favoured cost-effective way to motivate and engage staff in the current climate. Liz Hall The downturn is prompting firms to increase their focus on engaging staff, suggests research by Hay Group and WorldatWork. Sixty per cent plan to focus more on career and development opportunities in the future, according to […]

Lessons from beyond the glass ceiling

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New research shows what coaches are focusing upon with their senior female clients and what lessons they have learnt through coaching them. As a number of reports have highlighted recently, women are still under-represented at senior levels in many organisations1. Many books about leadership and diversity recommend mentoring and coaching as useful interventions to help […]

Henley launches MSc in coaching and behavioural change

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Henley Business School is introducing an MSc in coaching and behavioural change this autumn. Liz Hall The programme will emphasise the organisational context for coaching and incorporate an MBA-style management challenge. It is aimed at independent executive coaches, line managers using coaching and managers seeking to build a business-focused coaching culture in their organisations. On […]

Equality bill brings maternity coaching to the forefront

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Maternity coaching looks set to become more widespread as employers gear up to level the playing field for women, in anticipation of the equality bill coming into force in autumn 2010. Liz Hall The bill will replace a number of other laws, including the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and […]

Gallwey relaunches ‘inner game’ in the UK

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Tim Gallwey, the creator of the “inner game” approach to coaching, is set to take the UK coaching scene by storm once again. Gallwey, considered by many to be the godfather of the current coaching movement, has inspired leading thinkers such as Myles Downey – founder of the School of Coaching – Graham Alexander and […]