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…
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…
We've been working with student advisors, supporting them to learn coaching skills. That way, they can flex between advising and coaching in a conversation with learners. We've been using our 'scaffolding techniques' to build on the impact they encounter on the workshops and action learning sets: pre-programme conversations with participants…
I’m not a medical professional, but burnout I hear is on the increase, in work and in life. I sometimes coach staff at work who reach the realisation that they were in burnout, or are heading towards it. Burnout is, in essence, the persistent feeling of total mental, emotional, or physical…
No, not those Oscars! OSKAR is a coaching model that comes from a Solutions Focused context. More conversation, less film! It’s a fantastic approach to use, to guide you in coaching conversations, systemic coaching and team coaching. Using OSKAR well enables your client (or staff, if you…
(2 min read) With a coachee’s permission, I recently recorded part of a coaching session and shared it with my supervisor for discussion. It was one of the most important and yet nerve-wracking coaching activities I’ve taken part in! So, here’s some information on why having your supervisor reflect on…
It's supportive conversations and confidential relationships that help you see the links between you and other staff, stakeholders and systems you are connected with. Seeing the interrelationships between all of us. Seeing the impact of your behaviours on others, on teams and on the organisation. It's using that systemic perspective…
Sometimes when at work, we might experience stressful thinking such as: ‘I have to go to this meeting’ or, ‘I have to do this task’. It’s a slightly tough way to think or to motivate ourselves, as it creates inner resentment and stress. Choice-based thinking, like ‘I want to..’ creates freedom and…
As coaches, we all need to be aware of our own biases and the impact these have. Unnoticed bias can lead to judgement and even discrimination. It’s important we work to reduce and eliminate our biases. That way we can provide a really professional, safe and inclusive service. To all our clients. Mezirow’s…