Seeing is believing

The special report on coach training (‘Train to Gain’) makes great and heart-warming reading. It is very good news that agreement is emerging among leaders in the field about what coaching is there to do. The other factor that gave cause for delight is that more and...

In the name of our forefathers

How many times have you been faced with a client and felt paralysed by your own ineptitude? In this series, Sam Humphrey looks at stereotypical clients and identifies the CPDs you can undertake to support your coaching mastery. This issue: My pedigree chum Client...

Love’s labours lost

A survivor of a round of redundancies is now being coached as a potential high-flier. But she reveals that the upheaval has left her ambiguous about the company. How should coaching proceed? The problem Rachel works for a company that has fought hard to climb out of...

Moral support

Internal coaches are great value to their employers. But are they getting the support they need to deal with ethical dilemmas? Katharine St John-Brooks reveals the results of her research for the EMCC.  How would you handle it if one of your clients were being bullied...