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Creating new possibilities – a coach approach to helping peers and colleagues to come up with new ideas As managers and leaders part of our role is helping others think, choose and act; but that can sometimes be easier said than done. To help you stop ‘telling’ people what to...

I’ve just completed a three-week programme of 7am starts three time a week to sit in silence with a bunch of strangers and to just write, prompted by a poem or prose or a key word for that day. It’s been a ‘me sanctuary’ as I sit and write for...

As coaches and managers we often spend time learning how to give feedback, learn ways to make the message hit the mark, consider our impact; but very little attention is given to what the receiver of the feedback should do to prepare. How often do we listen to feedback and...

Top 10 Tips on Active Listening 1. Be prepared If we are rushing from one meeting to another, just off a call or finishing off an urgent task we’ve not ‘fully arrived’ and can still be in ‘getting here’ mode. So, to help you arrive, give yourself a few moments...

A big THANK YOU to everyone who took part in this year's International Coaching Federation Coaching Week. We had some inspiring conversations, interactive coaching tools sessions, opportunities to reflect and learn and a chance to experience coaching and supervision for the first time. We hope you enjoyed taking part as...