Insights

What makes a great coach? How do you ensure a good fit? What makes a good coaching programme?

Successful coaching is about so much more than just appointing a coach. So on this page, we’ll be sharing our unique industry insights, as well as advice, recommended reading and news to help you stay ahead of the game when it comes to choosing a coach.

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    Exploring how the lack of psychological safety may be stifling creativity and innovation

    I worked in a progressive organisation that cared enough to ask employees every year how they felt. The engagement survey included the question ‘is it safe to speak [...]

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    How Coaching Could Help Cultivate a More Neuroinclusive Culture

    We have a saying in coaching: ‘People like people like them.’ We are hardwired to gravitate to those that are like us. This is often what leads to [...]

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    Think Like a CEO – The 3-Minute-A-Day CEO Code  

    As a coach of many leading FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 CEOs I was reflecting on what each of us could learn to do in just 3-minutes each [...]

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    Transitioning to your new CXX role?

    So you’ve got there, the position you’ve been working towards all your career – that position on the Executive Board, the ‘Chief XXX’ title and all of the [...]

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    Eight tips to being better at influencing others

    Influencing others to act is vital in organisations, but many senior people struggle to get others engaged and motivated to follow their ideas – even if they are [...]

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    What makes a great coach?

    Alongside the well documented traits of a good coach (eg positive, observant, goal-oriented, trusting etc etc ) and skills of a good coach (active listening, emotional intelligence, empathy [...]

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    When Executive Coaching Won’t Work

    7 things that can go wrong when setting up an executive coaching programme and how to avoid them… I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been [...]