Case Study: Birmingham City Council
Fast performing improvements at Birmingham City Council - Andrea Burns talks about her experiences of working with Notion
How To Guarantee Success From Your Assessment Centre
How To Guarantee Success From Your Assessment Centre
Despite almost a fifth of organisations claiming that an assessment centre is one of their top 3 most used talent management activities, only 16% of organisations rated them as one of their top 3 most effective activities.
The Importance of Supervision
The Importance of Supervision
For both the Internal Coach and the internal coaching function, qualified supervision is not only desirable but it is also essential for sustainable and effective coaching practice.
The GROW Model - It's Not The Future
The GROW Model - It's Not The Future
Organisations are increasingly embracing coaching as a method of supporting people to address relationships, performance, career challenges, and issues about wellbeing. It is a task often outsourced to external executive coaches but more frequently coaching is also provided by internal coaching functions.
But is this approach right for you?
We recon there might be something that would benefit you even more...
How To Get a Better Answer - Ask a Better Question
How To Get a Better Answer - Ask a Better Question
Whilst we often hear that ‘insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result’, and know intellectually that this is true, we are still typically creatures of habit.The challenge is breaking the habit.
So when faced with a personal challenge, or a difficult issue stemming from your team, your manager or your customer, stop, step back and ask a better question.
The Power of Positivity
The Power of Positivity
Having just had the most difficult and stressful 2 days, writing this article was an interesting experience!
Facing adversity whilst remaining positive is a major challenge for most of us but incredibly powerful… So is your glass half full or half empty?
This is a huge topic. If you search for Positive Thinking on Google you will get 48 million references! So clearly we are only going to be able to scratch the surface here today.I would like to introduce you to two characters – one, in my opinion, runs their organisation with a ‘Half Empty’ philosophy. The second lives their life ‘Half Full’.
I would then like to talk a little bit about the impact of having either a half empty or a half full philosophy.
How to Reduce Survivor Syndrome
How to Reduce Survivor Syndrome
In the last few weeks the headlines have been full of news stories regarding the downsizing of some well-known high street giants, including House of Fraser and Pound world, in a last bid attempt to save them from collapse.
A TRULY BESPOKE WORKPLACE FIT FOR FIVE GENERATIONS? - How Operational Coaching™ can close the gap between Generation Z and the Traditionalists
In 2017 we will see Generation Z enter the workplace for the first time. They will join their new peers, a group that will also include Traditionalists and Baby Boomers, some with more than 50 years additional experience. Not even the trailblazing millennial will be truly aligned with this new generation of virtually connected, technological linguists.
