Our Musings
We’ve put together a collection of articles, written by us and our associates, that touch on the various elements of our programmes, and give you a flavour of our approach.
Using Coaching Skills as a Leader
"A brave leader is someone who says I see you. I hear you. I don't have all the answers, but I'm going to keep...
Listening with your eyes and ears
Listening is as easy as one, two, three, and is natural, or so it might seem on the face of it. Let us take breathing...
Advice giving. A habit? A default response?
How helpful is this habit and default response? How can we know best, even though we don't experience the world in the...
3 things that can get in the way of self-compassion for leaders
Dr. Kristin Neff, the researcher and renowned expert in the science of self-compassion, says: "With self-compassion,...
The magic fairy dust of change (using metaphors in coaching)
Often when we're coaching, our colleague may choose to represent their situation in a non-literal format - with the...
Practicing Gratitude
These darks days and the dark times in the world seem to be impacting many of us. Encouraging minds to swirls around...
Promises – an aide-memoire for building the relationship in coaching
In their book 'Challenging Coaching' John Blakey and Ian Day talk about the coaching contract being a 'covenant' or a...
Conversations Laid Bare
Wherever two or more people get together there is conversation and relationship that can either be the birthplace of...