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Exceeding the Brief
Sometimes the coaching brief indicates a set of expectations regarding outcomes, but the coaching conversation often creates the time and the opportunity to explore issues more deeply, such that the...
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Flipping a Switch
Even the first session of a coaching series can have a life changing impact. It can happen almost immediately, it may not be obvious to other people, and it may not be in the ‘required area’ according...
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I wish we’d had this 5 years ago!
Sometimes, in the safety of the coaching conversation, longstanding, deeply embedded barriers to success can be revealed and overcome – rapidly. In this case, career limiting behaviours and beliefs...
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‘I wish we’d had this conversation 2 years ago!
It’s easy to get lost in the day to day and to lose sight of the big picture. In this case getting a dream job and being successful has left this talented leader without a clear plan for his own...
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Digging deep
For most coachees, the impact of coaching can be very rapid. But sometimes, despite a need and a willingness to change, the coachee finds it very difficult. Sometimes the roots are buried very deep,...
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Just in Time!
Timing – finding that moment when the coachee is ready to engage – and having the key that unlocks their potential, are critical elements in the successful coaching project. Once this moment is...
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I have some serious thinking to do!
Background J is a steady loyal manager, with strong values. Having worked for his current boss for some years and through several restructures J’s senior leaders are looking for him to show his...
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I’m sitting by the exit!
At senior levels, success is not about the ‘professional skills’ but is often about the soft skills of self awareness, confidence, influencing, resilience and political astuteness. In this case K is...
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‘The most honest conversation I’ve ever had!’
Anger can be dangerous and in this case the coachee was isolating himself. Provided with a safe place to release and examine his anger, coaching helped this talented individual to identify areas where...
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A Coachee’s Evaluation
Measuring the impact of coaching is problematic. Outcomes can vary by degree, timing, the scale and scope, breadth and depth, and they can be personal and unexpected. This case identifies the outcomes,...
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It’s OK to be me!
There is often a moment when the rules and methods of behaviour that have enabled progress to a certain level of achievement become inappropriate. Managers must become leaders, operations become...
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Achieving a Zero Inbox
Email is a feature of our lives that competes very effectively for our attention. It is almost impossible to imagine how we could manage without it, but it has its downsides, particularly if we don’t...
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Distracted by details
Personal effectiveness, good decision making, organisation and planning are basic skills for anyone in organisational life. As people struggle with the growing volumes of information, communication and...
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