Key facts Type Weekly Classes Location Oxford & Reading Address Ewert House, Ewert Place, Oxford, OX2 7DD and London Road Campus, University of Reading, RG1 5AQ Dates Oxford – Wed 30 Sep to Wed 2 Dec 2015 Reading – Thu 1 Oct to Thu 3… Continue reading
Do good coaches focus first on helping their clients behave differently or on helping them to evaluate, and possibly change, their beliefs? Some recent research has shown that coaching changes teaching practices without changing teachers’ beliefs; “Implementing instructional coaching using… Continue reading
It seems that the term, integrative, is being very wildly thrown around by a number of coaching practitioners who draw on a number of different disciplines in their work. This article, by the Integrative Psychotherapy Association, nicely explains the meaning… Continue reading
This is Anti-Bullying Week. Although I often encounter it, this probably wouldn’t have hit my radar if it wasn’t because I’m teaching some relatively young students at The Oxfordshire Business and Enterprise School (TOBES) right now. There’s a very thought… Continue reading
One of my original guides – produced to accompany a talk that I often used to be called on to give to senior executive gatherings – was “Acquiring Gravitas”. You can download a copy here: http://www.the-confidant.info/2010/acquiring-gravitas-sometimes-called-charisma/. It’s a theme that… Continue reading
Elisabeth Loftus is a highly respected psychologist. Her work on false memories wins no votes! Psychotherapists are fearful of her because they think she will accuse them of making people hate their parents. People who find some comfort in their… Continue reading
Someone called me yesterday. They had read one of my posts and wanted to question something I’d said. That’s great. It makes it hard for others to follow (and learn from) any dialogue, but once in a while it’s good… Continue reading
Apparently, a buyer of coaching recently commented that they were disappointed that few coaches can argue clearly what their philosophy is. I’m curious. I can’t say I have ever been asked what my philosophy is. Not in a coaching context… Continue reading
There’s a quote attributed to the teachings of Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna, known generally as Atisa, one of the reformers of Buddhism from around 1000AD. It goes; “The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.” I’ve not heard it said much recently,… Continue reading
In an article in the Riviera Times, New jet for Prince Albert II, written by Nancy Jane Carragher, it is explained that Prince Albert II has just ‘secured’ his latest private jet, a Dassault Aviation Falcon, worth up to 50… Continue reading
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