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Continue reading →: Treat yourself like a toddler
Yes, I know, “treat yourself like a toddler” sounds a bit dodgy. But bear with me ok? And yes, this is linked to the reason there haven’t been any posts for a few weeks – namely, life. Ok, it’s possibly inspired by my darling niece as well. Cos she is…
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Continue reading →: What coaching isn’t: an entirely intellectual exercise
Every engineer in the place is now running for the hills. And if they haven’t already, they will with the next sentence… Your head isn’t enough to engage with coaching. You have to engage your heart as well. Getting stuck in our heads As engineers, we usually like to work…
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Continue reading →: What coaching isn’t: to help your organisation
Well, ok it might be. But crucially, coaching is focused on you. But I get coaching from my manager in work I bloody well hope so. Otherwise they’re not much of a manager. But they’ll be coaching you in line with organisational objectives, not necessarily what’s best for you. The…
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Continue reading →: What coaching isn’t: therapy
Look, I know. It can be really easy to confuse coaching and therapy. But there’s some massive differences and we need to explore them before you dive into coaching thinking it will fix all your problems. The big one Therapy is usually about healing. That’s the big goal with therapy.…
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Continue reading →: What coaching isn’t: a quick, cheap fix
I know, most of ye are thinking “well, of course a coach would say that” Well yeah. I’ve been through this process more than once myself, after all, and I know the value I’ve received. There’s no comparison really – the value way outweighs the cost. But the cost can…
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