Archive
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Would a kick in the shins make you angry or indignant?
Looking at how emotions and physiological changes interplay and which comes first (James Lange theory and the weird experiments around it al)
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The Sounds in Silence
A blog on the use of silence in coaching, what types there are and how it’s a challenge (for me) worth persevering with
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Aspiration Experts Ltd
How James and I started a business to spool out coaching consultancy and executive coaching
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Photographing the photoshy
How I trained in photography at the same time as I trained to become a coach, and how I used my project to photograph the photoshy as a way to practice my coaching skills too
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Book Review – Neuroscience for coaches by Amy Brann
One of the most thumbed books in my coaching library is Amy Brann’s superb, Neuroscience for Coaches, so here’s my review
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Building a coaching library
I’m an avid reader and a huge book lover, here’s a post about the importance of building a coaching library (both personal and institutional)
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Time out in Cardiff Museum with Gwen John
A digression into the amazing paintings at Cardiff museum and a pondering on how coaching can encourage people to try (a bit like some approaches to painting, or to Lord Byron)
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Mindfulness and meditation – a long way from relaxing
Looking at practical and unfussy ways to meditate (with Prof Paul Gilbert and Victor Davich)
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Joe and Harry’s Double Glazing
An overview of Johari’s window, self knowledge and a song from The Coasters
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“…you do not eat that which rips your heart with joy.”
A blog on the neuroscience of delayed gratification, the painting of Lucy Pass and the poetry of Thomas Lux
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WOOPing in the New Year
A bit of new year reflection and an overview of the great coaching tool – WOOP
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Online coaching – tips and takeaways
Tips and tricks for online coaching, including a little quiz on the unlikely place I found the best guidance
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The Power of Recontracting
In which I discuss how contracting and recontracting during the coaching process (and even within sessions) isn’t just a boring chore, but an essential part of the process
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Coaching Plus (the day job)
In which I discuss the benefits of having an internal coaching provision and being a coach alongside your day to day work.
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Explaining what coaching is… the elevator pitch.
I don’t think if we were starting up today we’d use the word “coaching”, so I think as workplace coaches it’s crucial to have a pithy pitch to help people understand the offer.
