The famous five

When coaches become supervisors they have to take on a new identity. Reveals the five levels of change necessary for the transition. Barbara Moyes Do good coaches make good supervisors? Becoming a coaching supervisor is a role transition; what sociologist Erving...

Failure is not an option

A light-hearted look at a coaching issue Jock Yewlar of McKee Moose Consulting and Bronte Biscuit of Eh Up Consulting offer some light relief to anyone who has encountered a walking, talking stereotype or spotted the warning signs in themselves. This issue: the...

Meant to be

How important is meaning and purpose in the solution-focused relationship? Examines perspectives that take coach and client beyond the personal lens Eve Turner Is discussing meaning and purpose “cool”? A while ago I was worried that raising it with fellow coaches or...

Does curiosity kill the chat?

Can we lay all judgment aside in a coaching conversation? An academic at Sheffield Hallam University’s Coaching and Mentoring Research Unit examines our motivations. David Wagstaff Walking during late afternoons, as the nights close in, I get glimpses into people’s...

Don’t hammer it home

Research states that describing coaching and mentoring as ‘tools’ is outdated and neglects the needs of the learner Bob Garvey In the past, social research attempted to emulate the natural sciences by adopting cause and effect methodologies. The application of such...