How often do we treat paradoxes as problems to be solved in our coaching? Many coaching dilemmas have no ‘right’ solution – it’s more a case of shifting mindsets from ‘or thinking’ (absolve – “it’s not my problem” and solve – “someone has to choose”) to ‘and thinking’ (resolve – “there’s an opportunity here” and […]
“Aim high, even if you hit a cabbage,” Tanni Grey-Thompson’s grandfather used to tell her, and when others told her she’d “never get an education or have children”, her parents “ignored it for whatever reason”, said Dame Grey-Thompson during her keynote at the EMCC conference. Paralysed by the age of seven, she said: “The perception […]
By Mark Farrall Around 100 practitioners identifying professionally as therapists, coaches and/or somewhere in between, gathered at the inaugural conference of the Association of Integrative Coach-Therapist Professionals (AICTP) on 21 January. What stood out for me was just what richness and variety of integrative practice means in the field of coaching. Examples provided by attendees […]
Is your coaching all about happy endings? Probably not – and nor should it be. For most of us, the real success happens in very small increments Everyone loves a happy ending. It’s the basic assumption that we all have when reading a story or watching a film, and as writers we know that’s what […]
Line managers may confuse coaching with performance management. Supervision and reflection will guide your decision to proceed or withdraw By Lindsay Wittenberg “We’re going to have to let her go, but we want to know she’s had a go at being coached” “His technical delivery is faultless, but he’s complacent about influencing people appropriately: he […]
If you were asked, how would you respond? We used our Legacy Thinking toolbox to come up with predictable answers – and an interesting solution It was a question I posed to the wonderful Guildford Coaches Group in the UK. I was invited there to share tools from our Legacy Thinking toolbox. The US election […]
Do we abdicate true responsibility for our business success? Don’t look for inspiration in another coach’s experiences when the answer lies with you By Ginny Baillie Imagine that, like me, you work with clients on being self-directed, taking inspiration where they find it, but holding ultimate responsibility for their own actions and results. Then why […]
A company CIO has been tasked with launching a digital change programme. He is worried he lacks the expertise to lead it. What can be done to support him? The Issue The board of a customer-facing business expect the CIO to lead a major digital transformation because they view it as “about technology”. But technology […]
What gives life meaning? It’s a question often pondered by Aboodi Shabi, executive coach and co-founder of UK ICF. Coaching, he tells Liz Hall, can help us find that meaning – if we approach it with compassion and humility Aboodi Shabi, independent executive and personal coach and former head of coaching and training for […]
In this series of articles to mark UK Mental Health Awareness Week on 8-14 May, we look at supporting individuals and organisations in challenging times. Part 1: Is a blanket refusal to work with coaching clients with mental health issues tenable? By Liz Pick and Liz Hall Many people with mental health issues fail to […]