Notion Blog and News

Laura Ashley-Timms and other members of the team at Notion share their insights, thoughts, views and ideas with you about coaching, employee engagement, improving management performance and creating dynamic cultures at work... as well as any great ideas they come across of best practise in the business world.. Enjoy!

Quick Cash in Time for Christmas

Quick Cash in Time for Christmas

We’ve all seen this claim before, sometimes on a handwritten sign Sellotaped to the back window of a badly-parked hatchback, but this is no con. As a professional business coach, I have some tried and tested methods to share with you which will help you put cash on your bottom line before Christmas comes around.

Time to Man Up Over Diversity in the Boardroom

Time to Man Up Over Diversity in the Boardroom

"No!” chorused the government and the business establishment on hearing that the European Commission wants to force listed companies to reserve at least 40 per cent of their non-executive director board seats for women by 2020, or face fines.

Is Business Coaching a Trick or a Treat?

Is Business Coaching a Trick or a Treat?

October is here, and with the question of ‘Trick or treat?’ in the air, I thought I'd ask the question; is Business Coaching a trick or treat for smaller organisations?

Why the GROW Model is Groaning

Why the GROW Model is Groaning

In 2009/10 many companies survived, but far fewer coaching programmes did. Why? One reason is the way coaching training is delivered: the GROW model. It's the basis for pretty much all coaching training in the UK, and it's worn out.

From Murray to McIlroy and Mo to Messi

From Murray to McIlroy and Mo to Messi

After a summer of fantastic sporting achievement, I asked my colleague Bill Sanderson to write an article highlighting what we can all learn from athlete's successes.

Why are Coaches so Coy about ROI?

Why are Coaches so Coy about ROI?

I just love this: "I don’t think ROI is ever going to be able to measure the true success of coaching, so we assess the value with qualitative data.” 

If I'd have been there I'd have said: "Erm, why not?”