Adapting to a new culture
The Background C is a very bright young, high potential manager, with an international background. She has recently moved into this large complex organisation after her early formative career in a...
View ArticleRebuilding the foundations
The Background L is considered to be high potential talent within this well known organisation. She is new to managing a team and has struggled for several months. HR recommended coaching. L described...
View ArticlePutting on a professional performance
The Background O is new to the organisation and her manager sees her as having potential for senior leadership roles. She is very keen to make career progress and has excellent professional...
View ArticleGetting out of the Weeds
The Background T is a very highly respected technical expert in his area, his role involves confidential advice to business unit leaders affecting their ability to utilise resources. He is naturally...
View ArticleBack to Childhood
In this case a client willingly explores her early background, to achieve remarkable new, life changing insights. The Background The coaching project brief was to assist this senior leader develop her...
View ArticleWorking under stress
When the tables are turned and you find yourself in a different place. This is about noticing what happens to one’s own performance when under stress and tension. I recently had an important ‘retest’...
View ArticleConfidence, courage and decision making
Background We had completed our first coaching conversation about 3 weeks ago and were meeting for our second session. The first meeting had been a great boost to C’s confidence. Finding himself in a...
View ArticleFlipping a Switch
Even the first session of a coaching series can have a life changing impact. It can happen almost immediately, it may not be obvious to other people, and it may not be in the ‘required area’ according...
View Article‘I wish we’d had this conversation 2 years ago!
It’s easy to get lost in the day to day and to lose sight of the big picture. In this case getting a dream job and being successful has left this talented leader without a clear plan for his own...
View Article‘I bought myself a train set’
The Background B was introduced as a senior manager who has had potential but who may have reached a ceiling, his difficult behaviour was now becoming ‘career limiting’. As he reported at the end of...
View ArticleStress – change the rules
There is often a moment in a career when the individual begins to realise that something isn’t working, that what they have been doing so far suddenly it isn’t working any more. They believe the...
View ArticleDistracted by details
Personal effectiveness, good decision making, organisation and planning are basic skills for anyone in organisational life. As people struggle with the growing volumes of information, communication and...
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