Title EVOLUTIONARY COACHING: A VALUES-BASED APPROACH TO UNLEASHING HUMAN POTENTIAL Author Richard Barrett Publisher Lulu Publishing Services ISBN 978 14834 1178 1 Book review: 4.5 out of 5 A leader recommended this book to me some time ago. I’ve finally found time to read it, and I’m […]
Take a moment to think about ‘Leader’. What comes to mind? A heroic leader leading a charge into battle? A thought leader launching new ideas and new connections between ideas? A spiritual leader bringing their sense of life, community wisdom, meaning, connection to ‘the greater’? Maybe a business leader, or political leader or community leader […]
Sometimes simply giving a person space is all they need to make a change. This article discusses reframing beliefs in a challenging relationship to allow space for growth. Nicole Berg explains When I was six years old, my mother tells me, I was bullied by a boy, Michael*, in my class. By the time […]
Why are we so reluctant to face uncomfortable facts? Maybe we should look past conformity and constructively challenge the norm in ourselves and others Lindsay Wittenberg When you get to know an organisation because you’ve had a few coaching assignments with them, you begin to notice themes and patterns in behaviours and attitudes. My attention […]
Presence is a tricky problem for team coaches, notes Erik de Haan. You want to help the team reflect, but you also want it to be in charge Obviously, as a team coach you want to help a team to reflect more deeply, to innovate and become stronger at addressing and resolving issues. Team […]
Team coaches must enquire in order to be practitioners of transformative enquiry, suggests Allard de Jong, Georgina Woudstra’s guest writer this issue Please allow me to suggest another way of speaking about what we do as team coaches. Not because I’m naïve enough to think that I will change the way a billion dollar […]
An executive needs his team to ‘switch off’ after work, to reduce stress and thus increase productivity. Could virtual coaching help in this busy organisation? The issue John, a CEO at an engineering firm, wants to understand how virtual coaching could help him and his workforce develop a greater sense of well-being by improving personal effectiveness […]
Working hard, having fun and remaining curious have been the guiding principles of Tim Dench’s career. They’ve helped him take coaching and mentoring from a small pilot at Euroclear to a successful company-wide initiative across 11 countries. Liz Hall reports Eight or so years ago, Tim Dench, Euroclear’s head of coaching and mentoring, was […]
A coach training programme at international legal practice Osborne Clarke has produced both a cohort of internal coaches and a business support function that has led to improved talent retention and progression, an enhanced brand and reduced coaching costs. Guy Buckland reports As an international legal practice, Osborne Clarke (OC) stands or falls by […]
What are the new rules for engagement post #MeToo? Jonathan Passmore and Claire Collins share research on changing attitudes to relationships, and offer some pointers for a #UsAll coach world The past year has seen a proliferation of news stories about inappropriate behaviour, sexual harassment and sexual assault. These have highlighted the fact that […]