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Coaching in Organisations

A New Kind of Leadership

2023-03-23T13:51:57+00:00

Well, this has certainly been a year to remember... so many challenges, so many changes... and so fast. In many ways, our world is almost unrecognisable compared to this time last year. We have new norms around how we work, where we work and what work we do – or not do, as the case may be. Organisations and professions are dying, and others are being born, almost overnight. We are getting used to patterns and habits that we would never have imagined just a few months ago. I heard on the news the other day that there is concern ...

A New Kind of Leadership2023-03-23T13:51:57+00:00
  • Coaching during Covid

Coaching During Covid: A Case Study

2023-03-23T13:51:58+00:00

Supporting frontline key worker with coaching Coaching with Conscience exists to have a positive impact on society and our environment through coaching. We believe that every organisation should have access to high-quality coaching, and we specialise in offering coaching and coaching related services in support of positive social impact and social progress. By mid-March 2020, the strain of dealing with COVID-19 on frontline key workers was already very evident. Quickly we developed this initiative and started connecting our volunteer coaches with those who needed support. Here are a few key stats from the initiative: 31 coaches 5 organisations participated ...

Coaching During Covid: A Case Study2023-03-23T13:51:58+00:00

Agile and ICF Coaching – A Perfect Marriage?

2023-03-23T13:51:58+00:00

Having noticed an increased in the number of Agile Coaches coming to my ICF-Accredited coach training programmes, I decided to do some exploration of these two professional paths to understand what appears to be an interesting and complementary relationship. What is Agile Coaching? The Agile Coaching Institute defines Agile Coaching as “a collaboration with people in a thought provoking and creative journey using coaching approaches with an agile mindset and principles to help individuals, teams and organizations be the best they can be”. Interestingly, this aligns well with the International Coaching Federation’s (ICF) definition that “coaching is partnering with clients ...

Agile and ICF Coaching – A Perfect Marriage?2023-03-23T13:51:58+00:00

Great Coaching Conversations in Your Organisation

2023-03-23T13:51:59+00:00

6 Key Skills “Organizations have embraced the practice of coaching to grow their human capital and advance their goals and mission. Managers and leaders who use the coach approach to management and leadership are better equipped to develop their team members’ value to their organizations, as well as influence their career paths” This quote from recent research conducted by the International Coaching Federation (ICF)* confirms the ongoing development and application of coaching skills and a coach approach within organisations. This important “muscle” within the leadership skillset is gradually becoming more mainstream as organisations increasingly realise and experience the benefits of ...

Great Coaching Conversations in Your Organisation2023-03-23T13:51:59+00:00

A Pathway for Growth

2023-03-23T13:51:59+00:00

One of my favourite aspects of coaching psychology is the area of beliefs. I am fascinated by the concept of how several beliefs can cluster together around a core belief that seems to sit at the top of a hierarchy and yet is often hidden, nestled amongst those other supporting beliefs that seem almost to be seeking to hide and protect the central stem of that particular belief system. So often, the work can focus on changing some of those peripheral, supporting beliefs and yet this invariably leads only to short term change, because the core belief stays intact and ...

A Pathway for Growth2023-03-23T13:51:59+00:00

It’s a Marathon, not a Sprint

2023-03-23T13:52:00+00:00

Back at the beginning of 2020, one could have been forgiven for thinking that COVID-19 was a worrying and yet soon-to-pass experience. With multiple efforts, adjustments and changes to more or less every aspect of our lives, it started to appear as though we were turning a corner and getting control of the pandemic… As of today, various parts of the world are now preparing for or engaging with the ‘second wave’, another potentially tidal avalanche of cases, deaths and all of the associated social, physical, psychological and economic implications that it brings. Some say it may even worse that ...

It’s a Marathon, not a Sprint2023-03-23T13:52:00+00:00

The Coach Approach

2023-03-23T13:52:00+00:00

Many organisations have adopted the practice of coaching to support the engagement, development and performance of their employees. According to research by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), 83% of organisations surveyed plan to extend the scope of their managers and leaders using coaching skills during the next five years (see references). With the use of coaching skills by managers and leaders now forming a significant sector of the field of coaching, this marks an interesting trend pointing toward a more sustained and mainstream shift in the focus of leadership development and the range of skills expected from leaders today and ...

The Coach Approach2023-03-23T13:52:00+00:00
  • Build Back Better

Build Back Better

2023-03-23T13:52:01+00:00

For the last few months, I've offered an invitation for individuals and organisations to carefully consider how they engage with and respond to the effects and implications of COVID-19 on their own lives and their organisations. Much of what I have read on this topic references terms such as: “post trauma” and “disaster recovery” and it doesn’t take much to see that this is a monumental experience for the whole of society and the human race across the globe. The approach that I’d like to share in this blog is that of “Build Back Better” (BBB). The concept of BBB ...

Build Back Better2023-03-23T13:52:01+00:00

Will you create your new normal…or have it thrust upon you?

2023-03-23T13:51:21+00:00

In last month’s post, I talked about leading towards the new normal and how the most effective leaders that I have been coaching all have one eye on dealing with getting through the current situation and the other eye firmly focused on the future. A key question they are contemplating is: How can I create the new normal and proactively design it rather than just wait for it to unfold and potentially be thrust upon me? Today, I'm further exploring the leadership philosophy of duality and the simultaneous focus on two equally challenging goals. My interest was triggered by a ...

Will you create your new normal…or have it thrust upon you?2023-03-23T13:51:21+00:00

Business as Unusual

2023-04-04T19:57:18+01:00

Leadership stories from navigating the COVID-19 crisis One of my coaching clients said to me recently: “There’s no guidebook for how to lead during something like this”. Well, whilst there are some materials and theories for crisis leadership when an organisation is in crisis, they don’t seem to quite cover the scope of the global crisis we find ourselves in with COVID-19. The theme of most of my coaching client work has been the same during this last month: how can I lead most effectively during this challenging time? What I noticed is that majority of the senior leaders I ...

Business as Unusual2023-04-04T19:57:18+01:00
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