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LET’S DO IMPROV
Coaching at Work annual conference 2016, 6 July, Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, London What has improvisation got to do with coaching? So asked coach, facilitator and founder of the More Fool Us comedy improvisation team, Paul Z Jackson, in an engaging workshop on eight ways...
CIPD BREXIT SURVEY: 44% OF WORKERS ‘PESSIMISTIC’
The CIPD is urging employers to do more to support workers anxious about the UK’s decision to leave the EU, and not to cut back on training and development at this time, after a survey underlined high levels of pessimism about the future. Public sector workers,...
I-COACH ACADEMY FOUNDER MIKE VAN OUDTSHOORN
Mike van Oudtshoorn, the founder and inspiration behind i-coach academy, passed away on 15 July 2016 while on a short holiday in Barcelona, Spain. Caroline Horner, managing director of i-coach academy, said, “A generous teacher, coach and mentor, Mike touched the...
BSC LAUNCHES ILM QUALIFICATION FOR AGES 14-24
British School of Coaching (BSC) has launched what is thought to be the first professional qualification for young people (ages 14 to 24) following a successful pilot test in Lancashire, UK, this year. The ILM Level 2 Award for Young Leaders, which takes three months...
ISCP ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE
The International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP) has launched an international research centre. The ISCP International Centre for Coaching Psychology Research is also launching virtual ISCP research hubs in different countries. They will use Skype to...
PUBLIC SECTOR STAFF FAVOUR TECH OVER FAMILY TIME
Almost half of UK-based public sector employees say they spend less time with their families than they did five years ago, reveals research. On average, public sector employees clock more overtime hours (three hours and 48 minutes) each week than those in the private...