Coaching with Elizabeth Crosse – an introduction to me and coaching
Written by Elizabeth Crosse, Coaching Practice Director My recent research on has been published in the International Journal of...
Mental Health in the Workplace
According to the HSE, one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem at some point; some kind of issue affecting...
Is the public sector more advanced than private, in its openness to Organisation Development?
Since leaving the Civil Service two years ago, it seems to me that the public sector is far more open to using organisation development...
Conflict and the manager as peacemaker
A recent post – The Art of REALLY Listening – mentioned the research of Albert Mehrabian into the components of communication. While the...
33 Ways to NOT be Assertive
We’ve all heard somebody say, ‘I was too assertive.’ Well, unfortunately for that somebody, there’s no such thing as too...
Leadership: The next generation – talent-spotting the future
‘To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.’...
Coaching for business success
When most people think about coaching, they imagine an individual (a senior executive?) having one-to-one chats with someone who...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2019
According to the HSE, one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem at some point; some kind of issue affecting...
Executive Coaching Day – 1 May 2019
The 1 of May 2019 is Executive Coaching Day. And though it’s unlikely you’ll be able to find ‘Happy Executive Coaching Day’ cards in...
How mentoring can drive performance
Let’s be clear. Mentoring should drive performance. After all, that’s why you’re doing it, to see some kind of improvement. And whether...
The HR Advisor as influencer
Arguably, life is all about power and influence. Even if your own life seems far richer than that, you have to admit that power and...
Let the train(ing) take the strain – 7 business reasons to invest in staff development
Anybody in HR will happily espouse the value of training and development, but why aren’t the bosses always convinced? After all, more...
