When old business tries to embrace the new

This morning, Business Insider, an online news channel published an article drawn from an Associated Press service. These days, native digital news media are growing in influence – as their non-digital, or hybrid, paper-based alternatives struggle to keep up. The… Continue reading

Instead of grand dreams, what about your 2014 New Year’s resolutions being a form of succession plan?

In a remarkable bit of succession planning, Prince William is to attend a bespoke agriculture course at the University of Cambridge to prepare him for his inheritance of the Duchy of Cornwall when his father, Price Charles succeeds to the… Continue reading

Raising your head above the parapet

I am forever, it seems, banging on about how important it is to be visible, whether you expect to get a new job, help with your existing one, to keep informed about your field or whatever. Well this random statistic… Continue reading

Book Review: “Coaching Understood – A pragmatic inquiry into the coaching process” by Elaine Cox

Coaching Understood – A pragmatic inquiry into the coaching process Elaine Cox Sage 2013 ISBN 978-0-85702-826-6 £24.99 Coaching is an extraordinarily diverse field. Aside from the technical coaching environment, epitomised by sports coaches and personal trainers, it ranges from individuals… Continue reading

Towards a definition of coaching

WARNING – Slightly longer post than usual As some of you know, I am currently ‘executive lead’ for research within my professional body, The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy – Coaching Division (BACPC). I was recently asked to provide… Continue reading

Is what you are saying about yourself impressing others or merely delusional?

While I appreciate that Kellogg’s have a bit of a problem making the back of a cornflakes packet interesting, I do sometimes think that copy writers have a lot to answer for. I realise that they have to sell products… Continue reading