PRESS RELEASE – 11 July 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A host of movers and shakers received accolades for their contributions to the coaching profession, at this year’s Coaching at Work Awards. The awards were announced by editor Liz Hall at a ceremony at the end of the annual Coaching at Work conference in London on 5 July, […]
Conference Programme – 5th July 2017 Chrome browser users and anyone experiencing issues when viewing the PDFs, please right click on the link and select ‘save link as’ to view the PDF on your device. In Safari right click and select ‘download linked file’. Firefox browser users do not normally encounter any difficulty viewing the […]
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By Liz Hall Just over a year after the UK’s EU Referendum and after June’s shock snap election outcome in which Prime Minister Theresa May failed to get a clear Brexit mandate, researchers, industry commentators and coaches are highlighting a number of Brexit-fuelled challenges and opportunities. Potential challenges for employers include a brain drain and skills […]
The CIPD has called on the UK government to support investment in skills for all, particularly future-relevant skills and lifelong learning. In its Manifesto for Work, launched in May, the CIPD called on the government to support investment in skills, lifelong learning and improvements in employee wellbeing and engagement by reforming the apprenticeship levy as […]
Rosinski rewarded Prof. Phillippe Rosinski has received the Global Training & Development Leadership Award at the World HRD Congress 2017 (in Mumbai, India – 133 countries represented). See: http://bit.ly/2s3i0gy ICF Prism finalists The ICF 2017 International Prism Award finalists are: The Ann and John Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University (USA); Automotive […]
Many coaches encourage clients to find their calling, but such encouragement should come with a health warning, suggests research. Viewing work as a calling often leads to burnout and problematic behaviour, according to a study by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Sally Maitlis, professor of organisational behaviour and leadership at Oxford, said, “Because a […]
Companies with a female chief executive or board chair have almost twice as many female board members as those led by men, suggests research by professional services firm Deloitte. The fifth edition of Deloitte Global’s Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective publication found that women constituted 29% of board members in companies with a […]
With news of Sir John Whitmore’s death, you share some of your stories and comments on a pioneer of the coaching industry and renowned management consultant By Liz Hall Julie Starr, author, The Coaching Manual My first meeting with John came as we were both speakers at a leadership conference. I was new to […]
Coaches, leaders and academics gathered in the Spanish mountains near Madrid on 25-26 May for the 1st International Summit for Mindfulness & Compassion at Work Speakers included Dr Megan Reitz from Ashridge who spoke on mindful leadership, Aberystwyth University’s Rachel Lilley who spoke about mindfulness and social change, and Wisdom at Work’s Dr Joel Levey […]