Had an interesting session with a client yesterday about the next hire for the business. It became pretty obvious quite quickly that the new role being considered for would free up the owner from operational matters so that he could be afforded more time to…
Through personal experience and through observing those I coach I have become a raving fan of “the 1st draft” and indeed every draft thereafter. Here’s what I mean. When we start coaching we get into things that you may not ever have given much thought…
In coaching we talk about helping people move out of their comfort zone into what we describe as the ‘growth zone’. For when people move into what’s uncomfortable, growth happens. Muhammad Ali said it best when he a reporter asked him “how many sit ups…
If you’re a business owner, leader or manager how clear are you being in your expectations of people? Go on….give people half a chance of doing a good job by telling them what you expect of them. Question 1 of the #Gallup12: Do I know what’s…
Have a look around your team. How would each of your team members respond to the question…. What’s more important – the name on the front of your shirt or the name on the back of your shirt?
Ok. I’ll admit it. I’m a bit of a sentimental old git. It was my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday and I found myself putting pen to paper. I didn’t know what I was going to write but I started to write nonetheless. Here’s…
As the old saying goes “Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for the rest of his life”. This is an important rule for coaches. When I’m talking to clients and people running…
The average life expectancy in the UK is 81.2 years. But for the sake of a neat illustration let’s round it down to 80. If this 8×10 grid represents those 80 years then every small square represents a year of your life. How many of…
One of the key takeaways from a recent management workshop we delivered was the use of How? and Why? with our teams. Of course Simon Sinek would say that the WHY question is the most important question (and I agree with him in the context…
