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How to Choose a Coach: What to Look for
How to Choose a Coach: What to Look for
How to choose a coach is rarely obvious once you get past the accreditation logos on a website. An HR director with three shortlisted names and CVs, and a budget... Read more
Reverse Mentoring Explained
Reverse Mentoring Explained
Reverse mentoring pairs a junior colleague with a senior leader as mentor, not mentee. A newly appointed managing director sits down monthly with a graduate two years into their career,... Read more
The Case for Team Coaching
The Case for Team Coaching
Team coaching vs individual coaching is not a debate about which one works. Individual coaching works. A senior leader finishes six months of one-to-one coaching with sharper thinking and clearer... Read more
Coaching As a Leadership Style: Where It Fits
Coaching As a Leadership Style: Where It Fits
A pace-setting leader delivers strong quarterly numbers, then watches two senior team members quietly hand in their notice. The results were real but so was the cost. Daniel Goleman's research... Read more
Leadership Coaching vs Consultancy: What's the Difference?
Leadership Coaching vs Consultancy: What's the Difference?
An organisation brings in a consultancy after a merger, redesigns the reporting lines, and clarifies who owns what. Six months later, the same defensive dynamics resurface inside the new structure.... Read more
ACHIEVE Coaching Model: Bringing Structure to Complex Coaching Challenges
ACHIEVE Coaching Model: Bringing Structure to Complex Coaching Challenges
The ACHIEVE model follows the same essential journey as T-GROW, with greater detail around goal refinement, option evaluation and action planning. T-GROW itself provides a structure for purposeful coaching conversations,... Read more
STEPPA Coaching Model: Connecting Goals with Motivation and Meaning
STEPPA Coaching Model: Connecting Goals with Motivation and Meaning
The STEPPA model follows the same essential journey as T-GROW, with greater attention to emotion, perception and personal motivation. T-GROW itself provides a structure for purposeful coaching conversations, moving from... Read more