When looking to developing a Coaching Culture, ask - ‘What is already in place that we can build on?’

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It seems that practicing gratitude has several positive benefits. How can we build habits that enable us to realise these benefits?

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How coaching conversations are 'better' than a casual chat

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This post explores how a tendency towards negative perspective can inhibit the effectiveness of leaders and those they work with

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Why focusing on risk is holding you back It is a phrase we hear from time to time, referring to someone as a ….’worry wart’. We often do...

How leading and logic are not always healthy bedfellows. How might a hyper-focus on thinking and analysing see you getting in your own...