Archive
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Book review – Coach your Team by Liz Hall
In this blog I review Liz Hall’s excellent book Coach your team, which introduces a wide range of approaches and models and grounds it all in conscious and mindful practice.
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Catching the bluebells and coaching in nature
An overview of the advantages of taking coaching sessions outdoors, plus a few pointers of things to consider if you do
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Coaching top tips – The four, five, six, seven levels of listening
In which I get back to the brass tacks of coaching and explore the levels of listening
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Seven lessons in Physics by Carlo Rovelli – book review
A review of Seven lessons in Physics by Carlo Rovelli and some ponderings on how this can be used in coaching (and life)
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An appreciation of breakfast briefings
In praise of the breakfast briefings run by Cardiff Uni Business School
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Am I becoming a silverback gorilla?
Mark reflects on how the way he is perceived has changed over time, noting instances where colleagues have highlighted his talkativeness, resemblance to bugs bunny but also his gravitas and wisdom. He emphasizes the importance of confidence built through experience and self-reflection, suggesting that this allows for a more authoritative presence and a deeper understanding…
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Bursting the bubbles – Swn music festival – Cardiff (2025 edition)
Talking about Cardiff’s Swn Festival and the way in which you can use conferences and festivals to widen your view
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People who make the time, not just those who have the time
(Structuring an internal coaching network – part one) A topic that I have been called upon for advice time and time again has been on how to structure an internal coaching network. Coaching, as a profession, has ebbed and flowed over the past two decades, and businesses and organisations have similarly ploughed money and time…
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Looking back at six eventful months of Aspiration Experts Ltd
In the past six months, the coaching consultancy founded by James and the Mark has laid a platform, using mountain climbing metaphors and eclectic approaches to help clients navigate challenges. They’ve created valuable coaching tools, shared insightful blog content, which has fostered strong coachee and coach relationships. Facing down minor administrative hurdles on the way.…
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Podcast review – Happiness and how to get it (HAHTGI)
This week I review a podcast that I found both light and breezy, but that was packed with top tips that are great for coaching. I’m not sure if I was a late adopter of them or whether they were late bloomers but podcasts seem to have now popped up everywhere and you can’t swing…
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Albert Einstein, involuntary swindler*
This blog discussed imposter syndrome (heck , even Einstein had it)
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Surround yourself with good people
In this blog I take stock after wrapping up the 5th Public sector coaching week, thanking Hermionie and everyone involved in growing our homebrewed week of CPD from a cottage industry into the beast it has become (while retaining its quirky charms)
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“Why? The Purpose of the Universe” by Philip Goff – Book Review
A review of Philip Goff’s book Why? The purpose of the universe, because this blog doesn’t shrink away from tackling the big questions
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Fantasies, Faust and mental contrasting
When you’re picturing goals it’s interesting to know the scientific theories as to how this can be made to work for you, so in this blog I explore the ideas behind mental contrasting
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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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Joe and Harry’s Double Glazing
An overview of Johari’s window, self knowledge and a song from The Coasters
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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