Crowd pleaser

The story of the Coaches in Government Network is a lesson in what can be done when practitioners get together. Ken Smith, its founder and co-ordinator, shares the tale of its success One afternoon in 2006, after coaching a client who clearly experienced something...

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...

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...

Book reviews – Volume 5, Issue 1

  Title Further Techniques for Coaching and Mentoring Author David Megginson and David Clutterbuck Publisher Butterworth-Heinemann ISBN 978 1 856 174992 Usefulness 4/5 Produced as a companion to Techniques for Coaching and Mentoring, 2005, this new text incorporates...