Dear HR Manager, please don’t be scared of Skype coaching!
Dear Human Resources Manager Let me begin by telling you how much I value you. [...]
How [slow] travel makes me be a better coach
At my 21st birthday my mother gifted me my first trip beyond Southern Africa. Not [...]
5 reasons why being interesting is as important as being successful
I once worked for a narcissist (haven’t we all?). When I resigned from the firm, [...]
7 Thinking Patterns: Do You Recognise Yourself in any of These?
Just thinking about thinking is sobering. Many of us, on our journey of life at [...]
An Executive Coaches story about Personal Transformation
I began a personal transformation journey 16 months ago. Originally my intention was a 3-month [...]
How to Stand Out without Shouting Out
Personal Branding is a real buzzword at the moment. It’s a well accepted concept in [...]
How to recognise a charlatan coach
The headline of this post makes me feel lousy. Like I am dissing other coaches [...]
Executive Coaching goes Mobile: 4 Reasons to switch to technology-based coaching
I have been blessed by a solid stream of coaching clients since I started my [...]
The Fake it ‘Til you Make It principal (and it’s application to leadership)
As I type this I'm admiring the treetops from an apartment in Santiago, Chile. My [...]
See you in Santiago
This article is a replica of a recent interview published in the COMENSA (Coaches and [...]
Can your best friend be your coach?
The word “coaching” literally means to transport someone from one place to another. People [...]
Shifting Perspective
If you own a cat, and even if you don’t, I’ll bet you’re familiar with feline tactics for attention. Walking, prancing and rolling on a keyboard is a favored manoeuvre. This morning, my cat was doing just that when she accomplished an extraordinary shift; I’m not sure which keys she stood on, and in what sequence, but *viola!* the entire visual on my display screen turned 90 degrees. The whole screen. I didn’t even know my notebook had such a trick in it! I had to turn in on it’s side to view my screen. It’s taken me quite some time to figure how to right the image. The experience reminded me about a coaching dialogue technique — about how taking a 90-degree angle shift on something can shift our perspective. Whitworth et al, in their book Co-Active Coaching, set out this elegant example. I hope it adds value to your thinking. […]