Advanced Coaching Skills: Part Two – Ability to step in an out of empathy
Much is written about these days (and not a moment too soon!) about empathy and compassion, and their place in…
Advanced Coaching Skills: Part One – Ability to critique…. everything
The most transformational coaching workshop I’ve ever attended started with the facilitator (Sir John Whitmore) writing these words on the…
A Field Guide to Collaboration
This paper was a finalist in the 2016 Research Competition and explores the topic of collaboration and what it actually…
Growing my coaching practice
“Write a blog on the Postgraduate Certificate in Coaching?” was the request. “I’ve just written about 12,000 words for my…
The Lived Experience of Trust
Most of the studies on trust in organisations have taken a cross-sectional approach (snapshot view) and looked at it at…
Eight behaviours that build trust
Interpersonal trust is essential for an organisation’s success. Low interpersonal trust between employees results in high staff turnover, low employee…
Compassionate Leadership
If you search the phrase ‘compassion at work’ on the internet you will find numerous articles calling for more compassionate…
Fundamentals of Coaching
Coaching has become increasingly used within organisations to provide a learning experience for leaders and managers where complexity and change…
Leading with Presence
The challenges that leaders face change over time therefore the capabilities of individual leaders must also evolve. As Roffey Park’s…
Are you a compassionate leader?
While I was reading the news, I came across a classic example of lack of compassion in an organisation. An…
The Leader as Storyteller
Storytelling is receiving increasing attention in the management literature as a powerful tool for addressing many of today’s key leadership…
An Employee Perspective on Organisational Trust during Change
How do employees view the trustworthiness of their organisation during change? What informs their judgments of organisational trustworthiness? What can…