In December 2016, we launched Executive Coach Exchange, Australia’s premier marketplace for executive coaches. As part of the launch, Catherine Burrows interviewed the four foundation members. She asked Marg Lennon, Claudia Lantos, Glenn Dennett and Trish Kelly the big questions … Continued
What if there were an effective way to boost your brainpower, giving you better cognitive function and enhancing your memory? What if there were a simple way to increase perception, attention and motivation? Most leaders would jump at the chance. … Continued
Dr Maynard Brusman has written about the ways people respond to feedback and the barriers to accepting it. “Receiving feedback with grace is a valuable leadership skill, yet many managers struggle with it. While we’re often quick to critique others, … Continued
What is the path to find an executive coach who is right for you? Dorie Clark has some useful tips in this article, including: thinking about when to engage in the process – waiting until work issues have reached a breaking … Continued
Here is an article by Robin Wynn setting out 4 scenarios to assist managers in deciding when to coach employees themselves, and when to bring in an external coach. The scenarios include where the personal relationship makes it difficult to … Continued
Mara Vizzutti has written this interesting article, Coaching for both Olympians and executives, about the value of coaching for high performers: “For businesses to grow into their next level of success, providing coaching to valued people transforms their leadership. In … Continued
Rita Balian Allen has written this informative article about the value of coaching for both individuals and organisations. She sees coaching as “a business strategy that will enable your organisation to gain and maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace”.
Beth Armknecht Miller has written an interesting article which succinctly summarises some of the common challenges the manager as coach often faces. She is focusing on the manager as coach but we think the ideas have wider applicability. One of … Continued
In 2013, Stanford University, working with The Miles Group, undertook a survey on Executive Coaching for CEOs, with results that are just as pertinent today. The study found, “When you are in the CEO role, most things that come to … Continued
Most people are well aware of SMART goals. A SMART goal is Specific, Measurable, Achievable (or Attractive), Realistic and Timeframed. In their excellent book, Solution-Focused Coaching (Jane Greene and Anthony M Grant. 2003. Solutions-Focused Coaching: managing people in a complex … Continued