I ran a Skype coaching session earlier with the Managing Director of a fairly large organisation and, as part of the conversation, asked what he was doing to manage his business through the current Coronavirus crisis. He replied that his…
Paul Victor
Stop just thinking about culture… Five simple actions to take TODAY
5 simple actions that leaders can take to improve their organisational culture and encourage a new way of thinking. Recognition of the importance of organisational culture seems to be increasing on a daily basis. About time too, as it is…
“Cream will rise” – how not to manage a merger
The old adage that ‘Cream rises to the top’ is absolutely correct but some organisations stretch this too far and expect this natural biological process to work as a metaphor within their business whilst providing no catalyst or enabling framework.…
Executive coaching at Rio Tinto
We coached leaders in one of the world’s biggest mining companies to achieve their personal and business goals. Involving a team of coaches working closely together and across the world, this was one of our biggest and most challenging assignments. The results were fantastic, and…
Reducing the cost of executive coaching
Let's not beat around the bush - executive coaching isn't cheap. In fact if you measure your learning and development interventions in terms of per-person contact time, it's probably the most expensive development activity you will undertake. The returns that executive…