Finding our talents; building our strengthsAccording to Gallup, where there is a focus on an individual’s strengths, that individual is much more likely to be engaged in their work...
The business value of self-esteem and self-worthThis is an example from early in my career when I was promoted to a senior role leading a large marketing team at Philips Electronics. It...
Hearing the wood for the treesI realised, when I was recently transcribing a recorded coaching session (with the agreement of the client), how tangled and mangled our...
Metaphors and stories in coaching and the generation-gap riskNew research, by Nationwide Building Society, has interesting implications for those of us in the coaching profession. We all use...
Evaluating choices - dealing with overwhelmMany people recognise the need to change or to make changes, in different areas of their lives, in order to survive and thrive. How to go...
An authentic voiceYesterday I had an incoming call on my landline. I’m usually guarded about those – most people use my mobile number – but I answered...