Claire writes: ‘In the 1980’s as a teacher in a rural secondary school in Kenya, I kept a diary every day for 2.5 years. For the last 40 years, these multiple volumes have moved with me from house to house. I have never opened them. Slowly sorting through boxes...
Su writes, “One of the ways we use coaching in organisations is through Action Learning Sets, which we describe as many-to-one coaching. It takes some real commitment and discipline for learning set members to put aside their enthusiasm for telling other people...
Claire writes: “I am on an improv course for fun. One of my coursemates was talking about Qigong. When she taught Qigong, she used to encourage her students to try softer instead of trying harder. Or invite them to reduce their effort by 10%. I’m going to use...
Su writes, “This week, I had a “chat” appointment with someone curious about how coaching might help them. Such requests come to us a lot, as people seek coaching for various reasons and have different levels of understanding about what it really...
Su writes, “Speaking with a corporate client, I was intrigued again about the concept of vulnerability in leadership. It seemed that, even in a reasonably open and trusting culture, the area that there was greatest resistance to being vulnerable was about...
Su writes, ”As you know, we partner people with their thinking around all sorts of subjects! So I thought I’d focus on one topic that we specialise in: interviews. We notice that, even when you might be really confident and articulate in your job and where you feel...
