Lessons from elite rowers Katherine Grainger and Cath Bishop

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‘I wasn’t very sporty at school.’ This immediately got me sitting up straighter in my chair. Not a surprising revelation, you might think. You might, except that the person I’m quoting is former Olympic rower Cath Bishop. She urges us not to be held back by our own or other people’s (pre)conceptions of us: we […]

A Precious Experience

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Inspiring. Uplifting. Humbling. Just a few words that spring to mind as I think about the 2012 Precious Awards, held at London’s Waldorf Hotel on November 24. And as inspiring woman after woman (with one man sprinkled into the mix) took to the stage to claim their awards, most eyes in the room prickled with […]

The 15 Minute Raisin

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I’d heard about the 15 minute raisin. I’d read about it and in fact I’d spent more than 15 minutes worrying about it. And now here I was, in the first session of Michael Chaskalson’s Mindfulness for Coaches course, confronted with my very own 15 minute raisin. I knew we were going to spend a […]

More Time to Think

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The chance to see the incomparable Nancy Kline in action for a second time in a Meyler Campbell fishbowl demonstration was one I’d been anticipating for some time. She didn’t disappoint. It’s almost impossible to describe what goes on when Nancy sits in front of someone, gently asks them what they think, or feel, or […]

Review of Myles Downey’s ‘Effective Coaching: Lessons from the coach’s coach’

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‘I don’t play golf and therefore couldn’t give a technical instruction even if I wanted to. But the golf coaching that I give is pretty successful.’ This amusing and at the same time amazing quote captures the style of this book, which combines a sense of fun with being a committed champion of the power […]

Realise Your Strengths: Coaching Fishbowl with Alex Linley

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Coaching fishbowls always put me in awe of both the coach and the person being coached, awe of their bravery in exposing themselves, their expertise and some of their innermost thoughts and doubts to public scrutiny. Alex Linley’s fishbowl on Realise 2 was no exception. The room was spellbound as Alex – calm, composed, comfortable […]

New Doors Open: Joining The Alliance

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My official start date was April 1, but it wasn’t an April Fool’s prank: I have officially joined the Alliance coaching partnership! In a way, it still doesn’t feel quite real. It’s such a privilege to be asked to join this close-knit group of experienced business coaches in their (or rather, as I should say […]

How to get your new year off to a great start

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At the Business Startup Show back in November I picked up a Direct Line desk calendar. Turning to the first page this week, I saw that the business advice for January is ‘Have a clear number one goal’. The full tip reads: Work out your top goal: you will then be able to identify the […]

How to use 2011 to kickstart 2012

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I hope you’ve enjoyed the festive season and are looking forward to the new year ahead. I’d like to wish you all health, happiness and success for 2012. Before you forge on into the promise of a brand new year, it is worth taking just 15 minutes to pause for thought and reflect on the […]

It’s All in the Mind – Neuroscience & Coaching

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Neuroscience. The word carries an air of the unfathomable, a whiff of science fiction. Yet scientists are making bounding advances in peeping into the windows of, if not our souls, our brains. Piquantly described by Dr Geoff Bird as a ‘sloppy bag of disgustingness’, the adult human brain weighs in at 1.4 kg and has […]

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