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Appraisal Time! Tedious ‘tick box’ activity? Or your best opportunity for genuine engagement?
30 September 2021by Elaina Smith0
Appraisal Time! Tedious ‘tick box’ activity? Or your best opportunity for genuine engagement?
As managers across the land begin scheduling in their teams’ annual appraisals, we ask whether appraisals are simply a time-consuming ‘tick box’ activity to endure… or the most powerful engagement boosting conversation of the year?
Do leaders really need to contract with colleagues when they coach?
17 September 2021by Elaina Smith0
Do leaders really need to contract with colleagues when they coach?
Coaching contracts are one of the most important fundamentals of coaching.  If you’re a professional, independent coach working in different companies, the concept is really logical, straightforward and easy; in this scenario, the coaching contract answers many of the common questions that people have before they begin a coaching programme
Don’t take the bait!
23 August 2021by Elaina Smith0
Don’t take the bait!
Coaching ‘traps’ lay beneath the surface and are initiated at the ‘non-conscious’ level with the coach themselves unwittingly participating.  As coaches, most of us will admit to being ‘lured’ into one (or in my case, all!) of the following ‘traps’ at one point or another…
To vax or not to vax, that is the (coaching) question
2 August 2021by Elaina Smith0
To vax or not to vax, that is the (coaching) question
Advocates of Covid 19 Vaccination are assertive in their views that everyone should get vaxxed as a moral and public duty - because it’s not about protecting yourself, but the people around you.
Are Managers Turning into Counsellors?
14 June 2021by Elaina Smith0
Are Managers Turning into Counsellors?
Are managers the best people to provide mental health support in the workplace? And could they unintentionally be making matters worse? In this blog we explore the impact on managers and identify 12 things that companies can do to support mental health in the workplace and help managers focus on managing again