Right on time

RIGHT ON TIME Diana Hogbin-Mills is instilling a coaching culture at Network Rail that is collaborative, challenging, accountable and customer-driven. Her aim is to have everyone capable of being coach-like; her ultimate goal to make the railway operator a safer, more...

Fear factor

Team coaching is “not for the faint-hearted”, says Declan Woods in the first of this three-part Team Coaching Special Report. Anxiety stifles effectiveness and can start in the team itself or even the team’s coach. Part 1: How do we turn an anxious moment into a...

Bitter sweet

Team Coaching Special Report Part 2: Jenny Campbell shares lessons learnt during a team coaching assignment that she came to regard as a ‘poisoned chalice’   It should have been a really superb piece of work: contracted for 10 days of team coaching to help the...

The extra mile

  Team Coaching Special Report Part 3: Linda Feerick and Liz Gooster explain how tough, physical activity can help teams shift their performance to a higher level – and why it all starts with trust and vulnerability   Trust is often cited as a key...

inside out, outside in: five years on

  Five years ago, Sara Hope swapped her role as internal coach at KPMG for the life of an independent coach, while Louise Buckle stepped into Sara’s shoes after six years of successful independent practice. Here they share their insights and experiences of how...