Don’t be so sure

David Lane and Martin Down Are these uniquely difficult times? And if they are, how do we coach our clients through them? We are told we are living in unprecedented times, so what does the evidence have to offer when there is no evidential precedent? What might the...

Push comes to shove

A manager with outstanding technical skills has found himself sidelined but does not understand why. He feels coaching can help but he must face painful truths about himself in the process. The problem Malcolm is a senior manager who is highly regarded as a technical...

Emotional appeal

Continuing our series looking at coaching tools and techniques, Coaching at Work road-tests the Individual Effectiveness questionnaire. The tool What is it? The Individual Effectiveness (IE) questionnaire measures 16 scales of Emotional Intelligence (EI), ranging from...

Book reviews – Volume 5, Issue 2

  Title Coaching with the Brain in Mind: Foundations for Practice Author David Rock and Linda J Page Publisher John Wiley & Sons ISBN 978 0470405680 Usefulness 4.5/5 I have been looking for some time for a book that provides evidence for the effectiveness of...

What you’re saying online

We’re building a solid international presence online on various social media platforms – here’s a taster of what’s being said and thought. Should coaching be regulated? More than three quarters (78%) of respondents to one of our recent online polls voted for coaching...