Coaching Wednesdays: A way of being
Carl Rogers, the eminent American psychologist, is perhaps best known for the person-centred approach, which he applied not only to his therapy work but to education too in the form of student-centred learning. To explore what this means in the context of coaching we need look no further than his practice of holding the […]
Coaching Wednesdays: Self-efficacy
Do you believe in your ability to manage a task successfully, and generally cope with life’s challenges? Self-efficacy, or the beliefs you hold about your capability, has a huge impact on how you think, feel, behave and motivate yourself. High levels of self-efficacy means we are more likely to set goals, demonstrate persistence when […]
Coaching Wednesdays: Coaching on the spot
Many of our clients encourage their team leaders, managers and heads of department to develop a coaching style of management. Typically this focuses on the need to hold back from directing staff members. Let’s face it, it’s so much easier and quicker to simply tell someone what to do. Or another approach often used by managers […]
Coaching Wednesdays: Common Coaching Dilemmas
In this video, Clara the Coach talks us through some of the common coaching dilemmas that coaches-in-training need to manage. https://vimeo.com/217722198
Coaching Wednesdays: Coaching for resilience
What is resilience? Resilience is often described as the ability to bounce back after facing some difficulty. Or getting back up when you fall. Recent research by Lawton Smith (2017) suggests that resilience is actually more than bounce-back from past events. It also includes acceptance about the current reality whilst being able to envision the […]
Coaching Wednesdays: Coaching in the VUCA environment
Many of us are working in what is commonly referred to as a VUCA environment. VUCA stands for: volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Or put another way; ‘the ongoing churn in the business environment’ (Bennett & Lemoine 2014). The term VUCA originates from the US military and was applied to the emerging contexts that organisations […]
Coaching Wednesdays: Fit for purpose – design your in-house programme to reflect the VUCA environment
Change is the common denominator amongst many organisations these days – from full restructures and redundancies, through changing processes and procedures in line with government and professional body policies to new or upgraded software systems. This is known as a VUCA environment – volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. Coaching is one very effective way to […]
Coaching Wednesdays: Improving psychological flexibility through coaching
If you are a coach working in the UK’s NHS, or an NHS manager or clinician who coaches, you will no doubt be familiar with the term Compassionate Leadership. To explore how we might coach with compassion I have been researching the work of Frank Bond and Steven Hayes and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). […]