by Jean | Mar 24, 2020 | Becoming a Coach FAQ, Coaching culture, Leadership, Social connection
Apart we are struggling – Together we can thrive Relating to each other is hard wired into us as humans. We are programmed to relate, to live and work in groups, to be part of teams and families. In organisations we achieve outcomes through relationships with...
by Jean | Mar 16, 2020 | Becoming a Coach FAQ, Coaching culture
To Create a Coaching Culture at Work – Start with Ask In a recent conversation with a client, he asked – “how do you build a coaching culture and can we do it quickly?” The answer to these questions is simple at heart, and with focused attention I believe...
by Jean | Mar 16, 2020 | Becoming a Coach FAQ, Coaching culture, Emotional intelligence
Think, then act. Don’t react and regret. When someone at work irritates you, are you able to resist reacting to them? A coaching client described her challenge in interacting with colleagues. When they asked questions which she thought were irrelevant, she lost...
by Jean | Jun 22, 2019 | Becoming a Coach FAQ, Coaching culture, Social connection, Virtual working
Invisible Threads are the Strongest Ties We need human interaction even more than air, say psychologists. In his book “Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect”, UCLA professor Matthew Lieberman says that “being socially connected is our...
by Jean | Apr 16, 2018 | Becoming a Coach FAQ, Coaching culture, Doctors as leaders, Manager as coach
On Coaching and Diagnosing For a few months now our team has been running a programme about one-to-ones and appraisals at a London hospital. The programme provides managers, both clinical and non-clinical, with coaching skills and a framework for having one-to-one...
