Posts tagged Leadership Development

How Do You Give Feedback?
Jan 6th
What are you like as a giver of feedback? I always think that the way someone gives feedback says more about the feedback giver than the receiver. What type are you? Are you a “HALF-FULL glass” feedback giver and look for the positive in how you give feedback? Are you mindful about the impact on…

Questions to ask a coach before you engage with them
Sep 30th
You have decided to engage with a coach but how do you go about choosing a coach. There are lots of coaches out there and there are poor coaches and good ones. Coaching is unregulated so anyone can call themselves a coach so how do you find a GOOD coach? Here are some questions to…

5 things that make a coach a GOOD one
Sep 30th
Getting a GOOD coach is actually a lottery. There are so many coaches out there….some would say, “too many” and some would say, “what do they do?”. However we are hearing more and more that coaching is a good thing. So how do you know who is a GOOD coach? Here’s my criteria for choosing…

10 benefits a GOOD coach can offer you?
Sep 30th
A good coach can help to 1. Raise self-awareness 2. Increase your awareness of others 3. Improve understanding of your impact on others 4. Challenge you to new ways of thinking 5. Problem solving to create change 6. Motivate you 7. Build Confidence / empowerment 8. Clarify purpose / goals 9. Hold you accountable 10.…

Feedback Rules Doesn’t It?
Sep 22nd
You want feedback, you ask for it but little comes back? Or what comes back is platitudes or only from the most verbal people. So how do you get real useful feedback from all sorts of people? We all know that feedback can be useful. Even if you hear stuff you don’t want to you…

Lack of self-awareness or too much self-doubt?
Jul 24th
I find coaching easy and natural. And over the last 20 years I’ve coached hundreds of people and my belief is that coaching people is essentially around either a lack of self-awareness or too much self-doubt, and sometimes both. Think about it…. • The person who is highly qualified suddenly finds that another person…

England Winning Penalties in the World Cup. This is Why Coaching Matters.
Jul 5th
What’s the point of coaching? I don’t get what coaching is about. How can you coach me in my business when you haven’t run a multi-million pound business yourself? Why does coaching matter? Being in the middle of the World Cup and the beginning of Wimbledon has just highlighted how crucial coaching is. Before…

Are you an “All-Rounder” Strategic Operator?
Jun 30th
Being a technical expert in your field will have got you to a certain level in your business or career, however the more successful you are the more it is necessary to demonstrate a wider portfolio of skills. Often you may find you are doing less of the job you are a technical expert in,…

Quick Tips: Be more Self-aware
Jun 17th
Successful people in life or business tend to be “self-aware”. They are aware of their strengths and equally are aware of their short comings. They also know what impact their behaviour and style has on others. So if being self-aware can make a difference to your success how can you boost your self-awareness. Here’s some…

Self-Awareness: The Key to Career and Life Success
May 29th
Find out why self-awareness is a fundamental factor in success. Learn how to assess and boost your self-awareness. Do you want to learn more about yourself? Do you want to be more successful in your life and relationships? Do you want to be more successful in your career or business? Then course is for you.…