My thoughts on executive coaching
If you think of the most inspirational leader you have ever worked for or known, what was it that they did that drew you to them or inspired you to go the extra mile for them?...READ MORE
The definition of resilience is that it is:
Congratulations, you just landed that big new role that you always wanted! Now, what are you going to do to make a success of it...READ MORE
Whilst I haven’t worked any of the roles in this blog’s title (except for Spy, which I’m not allowed to talk about), I have been a lifeguard...READ MORE
This month, I’m moving back to more classic coaching territory, with one of the coaching challenges that often comes up for clients, which is...READ MORE
In my blogs to date, I have focused mainly on 1 to 1 coaching, but this month I am looking at team coaching. Many of the core coaching skills...READ MORE
This month I am looking at another of my 2021 hot coaching topics, which is business ethics. The Institute of Business Ethics, IBE, describes business ethics as...READ MORE
This month, I am looking at the third of my predicted hot coaching objectives for 2021, with which we are back on more familiar territory, looking at the...READ MORE
I remember as a child having a 'Stop the bloody Whaling' poster on my bedroom wall and avidly watching anything that featured one of the two...READ MORE
This month I’m looking forward and thinking about one of my hot coaching topic predictions for 2021, which is Corporate responsibility and sustainability...READ MORE
I finished 2020 with a look back over the year that had passed, as well as reflecting on the issue of trust and how it had fared during the Covid-19 pandemic...READ MORE
December is a good month to consider the year that has passed, so I thought I would take this opportunity to reflect on my first blog post...READ MORE
This month I am looking at how my career influences my coaching. To start with, my professional journey has been quite varied. I started working for Unilever...READ MORE
This month I am looking at the use of Questioning in coaching, the fifth and final skill that the Academy of Executive Coaches identified as the five hottest skills...READ MORE
According to Peter Drucker (pictured), a key player in modern business management, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it”...READ MORE
This month I examine the fourth of the five skills that the Academy of Executive Coaching see as the key coaching skills, which is the importance of Coach...READ MORE
In previous blog posts, I have looked at two of the five skills that the Academy of Executive Coaching see as key to good coaching (listening and facilitation)...READ MORE
If you have never engaged the services of a business or executive coach before, it can be a little bewildering knowing what to look for or to ask of...READ MORE
In my blog posts to date, I have looked at what executive coaching is, how my life experiences shaped me as a coach and the benefits you can expect...READ MORE
I recently took part in a webinar hosted by WBECs, with David Peterson and David Goldsmith, on how coaching can help through the COVID-19 crisis...READ MORE
In this month’s blog, I focus on what the client gets from the coaching experience and, in doing so, I hope to be able to help you visualise what a coaching...READ MORE
As an Executive Coach, I am often asked about by my background and values, and why I got into coaching in the first place. So, I thought it would be...READ MORE
As I consider my developing coaching practice and the conversations I have had with people about executive coaching, I recognise that there are...READ MORE
Whilst reflecting on my developing coaching practice, I started to think of the key principles that belong to all client/coach relationships. One of the most...READ MORE
