Jul 6

Jul 6 Contracting for CAM: Setting up the working relationship to have meaningful conversations by Epimetheus

When people are thinking about being mentored or coached, they are really nervous about what could happen if they and their mentor or coach don’t get on. This, I think, is entirely natural.

Not just almost as good: Learnings on how to be effective in senior level facilitation over video, for exploratory thinking and strategic alignment by Katy Tuncer

Jun 29

Jun 29 Not just almost as good: Learnings on how to be effective in senior level facilitation over video, for exploratory thinking and strategic alignment by Katy Tuncer

Katy Tuncer

Prof CC, Org CC

In April 2020, our coaching team set ourselves the challenge to become “masters of the universe” at on-line facilitation. We had facilitated over video before Covid-19 hit, but back then it was unusual, and rarely first choice for high-stakes facilitated sessions.

Jun 15

Jun 15 5 ways to create effective virtual coaching that simulates face to face coaching by Lesley Hayman (Guest)

Guest Author

Org CC, Prof CC

Following the Corona Virus lock down there has been a lot written on virtual coaching. For some coaches working virtually has been a new and a steep learning curve; for others, myself included, it has just been more of what we already do. I have always had a number of my coachees who lived overseas with whom I have coached virtually.

Jun 8

Jun 8 What are The Winners Doing? Practical insights from coaching 26 CEOs/ investors/ senior leaders…so far in lock-down by Katy Tuncer

Katy Tuncer

Org CC

As coaches, we are trained to have conversations without directing…. or, in the case of right now, without knowing the future. Maybe this is why it’s been easy to start coaching conversations. A lot of what I have been doing is helping leaders make sense themselves of what they are doing and how it’s working, or not.

May 18

May 18 What can coaching and mentoring (CAM) do for people? By Epimetheus

Epimetheus

Con PPD, Org CC

I’d like to describe what coaching and mentoring (CAM) are and why I think that they are something that everyone should have access to. My conviction lies in my personal experience of being coached and mentored, and of being a coach and mentor.

May 4

May 4 From Me to We: How TRUST became the enabling psychological power for a leader in initiating change by Dagmar Boettger

Dagmar Boettger

Org CC, Knowing coaching, Coaching CS

Trust is ONE key to good collaboration, especially in times of crisis. We feel how important it is to have a good team spirit and a willingness to endure that is often driven by people's trust in their leader.

Apr 20

Apr 20 Stories that Need to be Told: Career Dilemmas: When the ‘right’ path is the wrong fit by Lisa M. Evans and Martin Richards (Guests)

Joint Authors

Benefits writing, Org CC, Coaching CS

This is the second in a series of blogs where Martin Richards (a Certified Coach) has been interviewing Lisa M Evans, Ed.D. (an Experienced Educator) about situations from her experience, working as a teacher and administrator, focusing on which coaching skills that would have benefited her in those situations.

Mar 31

Mar 31 “You’re not listening to me!” –How to listen and hear what's being said by Epimetheus

Epimetheus

Coaching CS, Org CC

I’ve been lucky enough to be invited to a series of training events for registered Civil Service coaches. This event was called ‘The Power of Listening’. It was an informative and practical workshop and it motivated me to summarise what I learned and how it relates to my experience of coaching in this blog.

Capabilities trump expertise: I'm not the expert, I'm the coach. I'm not the expert, I'm the supervisor. I'm not the expert, I'm the manager. By Simon Dennis

Feb 24

Feb 24 Capabilities trump expertise: I'm not the expert, I'm the coach. I'm not the expert, I'm the supervisor. I'm not the expert, I'm the manager. By Simon Dennis

Simon Dennis

Coaching CS, Knowing coaching, Org CC, Practitioner Experience

In a business where you get new people joining an organization, very early on they are expecting to be told what to do, expecting to be given their next task, or expecting to be given their next strategy – they are expecting the answers. People who are leading the business are expected to have all the answers.

Feb 10

Feb 10 Why Leaders Miss the Signs Their Careers Are at Risk by Victor Filamor (Guest)

Guest Author

Org CC, Practitioner Experience

The HR Leader of a Fortune 200 company shared with me that his biggest challenge is that some of their senior leaders who were successful in the past, will not be successful in the current market environment.

Feb 3

Feb 3 Stories that Need to be Told: Useful coaching skills for any unprepared professional by Lisa M. Evans and Martin Richards (Guests)

Joint Authors

Benefits writing, Org CC, Coaching CS

This is the first of a series of blogs where Martin Richards (a Certified Coach) has been interviewing Lisa M Evans, Ed.D. (an Experienced Educator) about situations from her experience, working as a teacher and administrator, and focusing on which coaching skills that would have benefited her in those situations.

Nov 12

Nov 12 A World Apart – My Journey by Anne Welsh

Anne Welsh

Org CC, Knowing coaching

As I write this article I am returning from Hong Kong. A place which, for me, represents ‘A World Apart’. This visit was the 16th time I have stayed in Hong Kong. I once lived there and a part of me feels that it is my true home. Whilst it’s no longer my physical home it is one of the places that I visit where the ‘Self’ in me feels at home.

I will share a little of why I experience Hong Kong in this way.

Nov 4

Nov 4 Creating Teamwork and Trust: As part of our programme “INTELLIGENT THINKING, INTELLIGENT ACTION” in Private Banking by Maria Biquet

Maria Biquet

Org CC

In my previous article I shared our experience with our programme INTELLIGENT THINKING INTELLIGENT ACTION in Private Banking. The purpose of the programme was to bring Energy, Innovation and Action to the team in order to increase financial results. The goal was achieved with an increase in results of up to 25% in transactions.

Oct 6

Oct 6 Coaching vs. Educational Remediation: are they one in the same or polar opposites? by Alisha Strickland (Guest)

Guest Author

Org CC, Con PPD

Recently, I have begun to ask myself, what are the parallels and distinctions between coaching and Educational Remediation. I was reflecting on my experience at a local elementary school, in which I held as a position as a Remediation Professional.

“INTELLIGENT THINKING, INTELLIGENT ACTION” in Private Banking A CASE STUDY in People Development with measurable and significant financial results! by Maria Biquet

Sep 23

Sep 23 “INTELLIGENT THINKING, INTELLIGENT ACTION” in Private Banking A CASE STUDY in People Development with measurable and significant financial results! by Maria Biquet

Maria Biquet

Org CC

In Leadership Development and People Development most of us Consultants and Coaches have interesting cases to share and learn from each other. I would like to share my experience of a project that was completed at the start of 2019 and I believe is really worth analyzing because of its proven financial results.

Sep 3

Sep 3 A World Apart – The Journey to… by Anne Welsh (guest)

Anne Welsh

Org CC, Knowing coaching

I’m fastening my bootlaces and preparing to travel. I want to provide a bit of perspective to this journey in such a way that my words will resonate for others – to find the courage to live ‘A World Apart’. Currently, I live a lot of my life in the corporate world of business, before this I lived a huge part of my life in the academic world and before that in the creative world of parenting, yet wherever I have lived a part of me was - and is - in ‘A World Apart’.

Apr 1

Apr 1 Benefits of internal coaching, and its future by Simon Dennis

Simon Dennis

Org CC

The internal coaching program I belong to has been running over a decade: it’s managed to ride the waves of change and keep its presence alive. The value of developing coaches as part of the organization was driven from a member of the leadership team with genuine enthusiasm and passion.

Jan 29

Jan 29 Applying my management ethos and building high quality teams in Cybersecurity by Bill Hau (guest)

Guest Author

Practitioner Experience, Org CC

I’ve honed my style of management working in mature organizations, major cybersecurity firms, startups, and smaller companies. The pool for cybersecurity experts is already quite small, and building a team of high-quality talents who are both intrinsically motivated and technically competent means I must tailor my leadership style to work with each of them.

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