Where there is a lack of care in coaching, the impact can be an unsuccessful relationship, in which change doesn't happen for the coachee. This blog post addresses what care looks like in coaching from both the coachee’s and the coach’s perspective. It also provides care tips for the coach…
Team coaching, ‘solutions circles’ or ‘case clinics’ is a cost-effective organisational coaching approach. It empowers your groups and teams to discover solutions, foster innovation, improve communication, and enhance overall teamwork. In this post - based on my experience of leading dozens of team coaching events - I’ll share four top tips to make…
Research shows that resilience is undoubtedly strengthened by networks of people that you trust and can connect with. This sustains you through difficult times. A strong work network, for example, offers you opportunities to ask other people for guidance, tap into resources and find others with the right services that you…
This month I’ve been reflecting on what are the questions and processes that we can use to gather feedback from coachees. What kind of feedback are we looking for? I’m seeking both how the coachee is learning and progressing (reflection on progress) and how is the way that I am working…
This was my view one evening last weekend, relaxing by a canal in London. I definitely wasn’t rushing around. Since the pandemic, I’ve noticed that people’s work lives have either sped up or slowed down. There are big differences in how we think about time, work and life. Have you…
We aim to make learning fun and successful. This is our Learning Moment mini manifesto. We do our best every day to live and work by it. We believe that learning is essential for a thriving, healthier, more successful and happier workplace. We are dedicated to creating learning spaces…
Successful collaboration is key to innovatively tackling complex challenges. I was reminded of this while watching a classic Studio Ghibli film, 'Up from Poppy Hill'. In the movie, young students get together to campaign and save an older building that they use for activity learning. It's a powerful reminder of…
I’ve been a mosaic artist for 10 years, learning with Vanessa Benson at Morley College. It’s a hobby, not a career: most of you know that my happiest work is coaching, training and consultancy. And more recently supervision (training with Oxford Brookes). What I enjoy about mosaics is creating abstract images. This…
Tips for innovating on MAC programmes On longer L&D programmes, such as Manager as Coach (MAC), there are a range of ways you can innovate. For example, if you have the capacity, you can factor in a small amount of ‘scaffolding time’ – this is extra structure that enables you to…
Taking time to step back and reflect is essential for good decision-making. As well as for learning from your work experiences, it’s an approach that supports you to listen deeply to your intuition too. Several years ago, I was learning on a theoryU programme. There was focus on deep listening, journaling and reflective practice…