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Executive Coaching 2012 Survey

Sherpa have just published their 2012 Executive Coaching Survey. Continue reading “Executive Coaching 2012 Survey” »

Women in Business: little progress

Catalyst (a nonprofit organization expanding opportunities for women and business) recently published its 2011 findings on the progress of women into senior business roles in some of the largest USA companies, Sadly it seems that there has been little progress made since 2010, and worse things don’t seem to have improved in the last 5 years. Continue reading “Women in Business: little progress” »

Orientation and Onboarding Which Engages New Employees

A new member of staff”s mindset about a company starts its creation during the period of their onboarding and orientation.  I know of companies who talk about their mission as being about offering customers 100% satisfaction. Continue reading “Orientation and Onboarding Which Engages New Employees” »

5 Ways to Control Anger

We all have moments when we get so irritated by someone that we start to lose our temper. But we all know that losing our temper can be expensive. Continue reading “5 Ways to Control Anger” »

Unlock Your True Potential

Feeling stressed out and stuck in a situation, or in life itself, and thinking that you don’t have the skills to do what you really want?  Here are 5 steps to unlocking your true potential to create the life YOU choose. Continue reading “Unlock Your True Potential” »

Women on Boards – Progress Report

Anthony Hilton in the Evening Standard wrote a slightly tongue in cheek article about why men of a certain age build up a portfolio of Non Executive Director roles, thereby limiting such opportunities for women amongst others: Continue reading “Women on Boards – Progress Report” »

Employee Engagement – The Business Case for Improvement

Sir Terry Leahy in the November 2011 Personnel management Magazine identifies the four things an organisation has to provide employees in order for them to feel engaged. Continue reading “Employee Engagement – The Business Case for Improvement” »

Women in Business – the key to success is sponsorship

The Catalyst organisation studied what it takes for women to get promoted. In August 2011 the report was published and it found that it takes more than just hard work for women to be noticed and get promoted. The key to success is organisational sponsorship. Continue reading “Women in Business – the key to success is sponsorship” »

Performance Reviews Made Easy

Performance reviews seem to cause concern to both Managers and their Staff. We find in our Company Executive Coaching practice that this topic seems to come up fairly frequently.

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The Power of Metaphor and Imagery in Executive Coaching

One important aim of executive coaching is to raise the awareness of clients about their thoughts, feelings and situation. This enables clients to obtain fresh insights and new perspectives on their situation and as a result find solutions that are right for them. Continue reading “The Power of Metaphor and Imagery in Executive Coaching” »