In England, through the NHS, when you are to have surgery requiring a general anaesthetic, you have a ‘consultation’ with the allocated surgeon, they explain the risks and you are scheduled. For many procedures, the major ‘risk’ though is not… Continue reading
A colleague pointed out that I’d worked through a recession and wondered if I’d got any tips? I don’t like talking about my own work too much, but the backstory might help explain the bullet points… Coaching through recessions… what… Continue reading
Does your profession expect you to use reflective practice (RP) to maintain the ability to practice? Increasingly professional bodies are seeing that attending workshops and conferences have limited long-term impact without the habit of RP. This is particularly true of… Continue reading
If you are interested in doing something a little intellectual, widening your worldview, or exploring new ways of engaging with life, then you might be interested to know that the University of Oxford Continuing Education programme for 2019/2020 has gone… Continue reading
Our Unique Selling Proposition (USP) is the quality that sets us apart from other people. Of course, a USP has to have some kind of relationship to the needs of our ‘customers’ (for want of a better term). If they… Continue reading
If you work in HR, this is an incredible opportunity. Gain a Masters’ Level qualification in your spare time, over two years at a very reasonable cost. Here’s a summary of last week’s ‘taster’ afternoon: CIPD Level 7 Taster Afternoon… Continue reading
Absolutely delighted that the Oxford University Advanced Coaching course is being repeated this year. The feedback from the students last academic year was fantastic, and I am looking forward to working with the 2017 cohort. We’ve moved the programme from… Continue reading
I am absolutely delighted that applications for the redesigned, University of Oxford “Introduction to Coaching” course are now open! The course is running in BOTH Oxford and Reading Universities this Autumn – take your pick! It will be the same… Continue reading
Among others, I work with senior executives looking for a new role. It often comes as a surprise to them to learn that almost across the board 80%+ of jobs are created for the individual rather than being conceived and… Continue reading
This isn’t intended to be a lengthy post, but I hope that the point will be taken. According to a survey of 200 heads of schools by a leading education magazine, 70% of headteachers said Facebook and Twitter are bad… Continue reading
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