Profile: Everyday Heroes

Maria Salkeld and Nicki Seignot have created a centrally managed coaching team at Asda whose impact is being felt across the business. But it is only one of several, hugely successful coaching and mentoring projects devised by this talented duo. It’s a tough...

Shared ownership

The lone, male leader is no longer trusted as an authority figure in our turbulent world. What we need now are new ways for new, more flexible lives. It’s time for ‘respons-able’ group leadership, says Hetty Einzig “What breaks my heart is that our leaders are...

Growth Indicator

David Clutterbuck and David Megginson’s emerging concept of Coach Maturity offers a refreshing and insightful lens on coach development. Rachel Ellison interviews Professor Clutterbuck on the model, and invites perspectives from coaches and buyers of coaching A...

Terms of Engagement

Happy, engaged employees are the golden grail for managers, yet it is also true that staff join companies, but leave their bosses. By evolving a coaching conversation, such as OSCAR, companies could reverse the drain, says Jenny Rogers. Imagine there is to be a...

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION

Start small, keep it simple, harvest the learning for the organisation, and offer extensive support to internal coaches,advises Sue Mortlock as she reflects on her seven years leading the UK’s National Health Service’s (NHS) national coaching initiative   I spoke...