Making the most of coaching in business

Making the most of coaching in business

There is an interesting gap between the ambitious definitions of coaching in the literature and what happens in many coaching practices from day to day.   On the one hand coaching theory promotes an ambitious, even transcendent view of the discipline –...
Setting the scene for 360° feedback

Setting the scene for 360° feedback

If your organisation is implementing a 360° feedback process, the foundational groundwork is critically important. The company needs to ensure that employees understand exactly what the 360 process entails, what is expected of them, the purpose of the process, how it...
Leadership growth through 360° feedback

Leadership growth through 360° feedback

As leaders rise through the ranks, they tend to receive less and less honest information about themselves and their performance.The concept of constructive, honest and enabling feedback (calledFeedforward) from others can assist leaders in learning about the...
Embrace the new year by gifting yourself some feedback

Embrace the new year by gifting yourself some feedback

Before the responsibilities and deliverables of the new year consume all of your precious time, it may be valuable to find a moment to reflect on your growth and development in the previous year. Furthermore, in response to these insights, an opportunity arises to...
The body achieves what the mind believes

The body achieves what the mind believes

The above quote came across one of my social media feeds at just the right time. Normally I glance over sentimental, feel-good messages and move on. But this time I took note. Little did I know that this one simple message would be something I would come to repeat to...