The art of coaching

How can looking at a painting help leaders maximise their potential? Explains how art can get a client – and their coach – out of ‘stuck’ and into new ways of seeing Rachel Ellison I ’ve just realised I’m always drawn to where the noise is. Look at the reds and...

Manager as coach – Meeting 4

Summarises their learning together and the objectives that the client had set herself Meeting Four The coach – Elaine Robinson, senior lecturer, HRM, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University This was our fourth and final session. By this time...

The writing on the wall

The Harrison Assessment (HA) tool was founded in 1990 by Dan Harrison “to help companies optimise their human capital by leveraging their deep understanding of human resources and psychology”. The tool – what is it? The Harrison Assessment (HA) tool was founded...

My new best friend

Responsibility and education will help clients to do a better job of choosing their coach. Alan Ward Coach selection in many organisations involves presenting three or four options from the corporate roster and then asking the client to pick the coach they’d like to...

Early support propels women to the top

Coaching is helping women executives break through the glass ceiling, according to international research. The study by the UK’s Institute of Employment Studies (IES), says that if coaching is offered early and at a career transition, it can help women overcome common...