Channel changer

In two years, Sky has overhauled its coaching to such an extent that it’s now woven into all its leadership programmes. It’s been a huge leap forward, discovers Liz Hall Coaching psychology is now well-established, but business people still joke about...

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...

The best of health

When the NHS Institute decided to invest in supervision for its internal coaching it turned to Peter Hawkins of Bath Consultancy Group. Liz Hall finds out how the Seven Eyed Model has both enhanced coaching skills and saved money too Investing in internal coach...