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…
Category: Executive coaching
Decision making in uncertain times
A friend called me this morning for help and advice. They run a local restaurant and are considering whether they try to continue trading and the implications for their employees and their family. Like most of us, they're trying to…
I have an executive coaching hammer, but not every problem is a nail!
Executive coaching can't fix everything. There, I've said it. Even if executive coaching was a hammer, not every problem is a nail. It's an amazing tool for aligning leadership behaviour with organisational expectations. It's fantastic at helping managers understand what will…
How to shortlist executive coaches
There's a lot of executive coaches out there. An awful lot. The Association for Coaching lists over 1,600 members. The International Coach Federation has over 20,000. There are multiple LinkedIn groups dedicated to coaching practice with 30,000+ members. The eventual…
Masterclasses in organisational change, executive coaching and behavioural change
Join us in London throughout 2017 to learn critical skills in organisational change, executive coaching and behavioural change. Hot on the heels of our successful one-day BootCamps, we're delighted to announce a series of intensive two-hour afternoon sessions covering some of…
Am I coaching or mentoring? Know the differences, but don’t worry too much…
At our regular, free Executive Coaching BootCamps, one of the most common questions we get is the difference between coaching and mentoring. Whilst it would be lovely to give a black and white answer to this, the reality is it's…
Supporting organisational change at Air France KLM
We supported managers at one of the world's largest airlines to better manage conversations about change. Combining coaching techniques with skills in conducting difficult conversations, their UK management team were better equipped to help employees succeed and support their people…
Why we love to run free events
For over 3 years, we've been running regular Leadership BootCamps across the UK. Our BootCamps are free events on a range of topics close to our heart such as Executive Coaching, High Performing Teams and Organisational Change. So why do we…
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…