Movers and shakers

John Blakey has joined Full Potential Group (FPG) as a managing partner. He joins from leadership transformation company 121 Partners, where he was managing director. He was previously director of IT consultancy, Team121, and was international MD at Logica before...

Congress in brief

Spotting strengths The essential characteristics of an effective ‘strengthspotter’ have been identified for the first time. According to a study of 528 people by strengths expert Professor Alex Linley, they are: making connections between people and...

Narratives begin in childhood

Many problems at work stem from people’s inability to soothe themselves, said David Drake of the Center for Narrative Coaching in Sydney, Australia. “Many of the behaviours we get called in to coach on are points of immaturity that stem from compensatory...