Coaching Benefits
A shift from remedial to developmental When I became qualified as a coach 18 years ago coaching and mentoring were viewed as ‘remedial.’ Today that view has shifted. Most of…
Manager as Coach or Mentor
THE MANAGER AS COACH OR MENTOR Coaching and being coached are essential activities for 21st century business leaders and managers. In an environment of uncertainty, intense competition and globalisation of…
Unlocking Discretionary Effort
Doing more or differently with less is an ongoing challenge for leaders and managers. Coaching them to unlock, or tap into, discretionary effort from their teams can be helpful and…
Encourage Leaders and Managers to Look Forward
Leaders and managers need to to look forward as well as pay attention to the current situation. Coaching which is focused on the future and the journey forward is always…
Coaching Performance
Traditional methods of managing performance seem to be under fire. It's not working, the people don't like it, managers like it even less. So what's another approach? I love the…
Mentoring
Mentoring and Coaching are so close from a skills point of view, and mentoring seems to be a more and more popular topic right now, here's some background information: Has…
Coaching – New Horizons
New Horizons When working with clients and / or when introducing your services to new clients it's essential to know the benefits that will accrue. As well as more the…
Coaching – borders and boundaries
There's a TV show I love called 'Touch' on SKY1 HD or Fox in the USA. The following called out to me as I watched the episode this week. For…
Coach Approach to Leadership – Conversations for Success
Coach Approach to Leadership Conversations for success - I have used this presentation several times when talking to leaders about the nature and benefits of a ‘coach approach’ – also…
Coaching using the ‘Logical Levels’
It's useful to have the levels played out on the floor representing a ladder Walking the Levels Going up the levels from environment – NOT trying to problem solve, intention…