High Performance Learner Characteristic 1: Future Orientation
Recent Accenture research shows that we can all improve our performance if we do certain things differently. The research says:…
Coaching vs Instruction
If you are a fan of telling people what to do, you might not realise the power of coaching -…
Coaching Certification and Accreditation
In the last few weeks, quite a number of people have asked me for advice about their coaching journey, particularly…
Going for Gold
Ok, I admit, I was a complete cynic about the Olympic Games coming to Great Britain. I'm not a sports…
The dog and the shadow
Aesop writes: It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in…
The Bat, the Birds and the Beasts
You know, when I looked at a website of all the Aesop's Fables, I was amazed at how many there…
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Here’s our next Aesop’s Fable for you to consider, as it relates to our work as supervisors: A Wolf found…
The Tortoise and the Hare
Here's another Aesop's Fable that might give us some pointers about leadership and managing the work of others. Take a…
Golden Goose Slayers
Do you remember from your child-hood the story of the goose and the golden egg? A man buys a goose that lays…
Tales from the battlefield – Managing Time
Today's guest post comes from Glory Enyinnaya, who is based in Lagos. ‘’ One always has time enough, if one…
Raising your auditory game
I had a flash of enlightenment last week, in conversation with another coach. (As a side note, that just shows…
The Progress Principle
I recently read a new book, called the Progress Principle, by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer. They have done years of research…
What’s the buzz? What’s intriguing your peers?
As I was looking through the statistics for the blog this week, a few of the posts stood out as your…
The Bootstrapper’s Guide to Employee Engagement
Today I'm going to point you to a brilliantly written, and very useful article for supervisors about how to engage your…
What writing 350+ blog posts has taught me
I’ve been writing my internal blog for just over 5 years. Last week, I reached the 350 mark. And I’ve learnt a…
What should we be talking about?
Today's post is from Jane Sandwith, 3d Coaching: Like us, the people we work with are human beings who respond…
