What are you at work – a coach, a counsellor or a mentor? This article takes a brief look at these three very different roles and explains why it’s critical that you understand what you’re doing. The words coaching, mentoring and counselling are used very freely in management today. But they mean different things to different people. At best, these words mean someone is trying to help; at worst, it… read more →
Here’s an insightful post from Tamsen Garrie of en-act.co.uk on the differences between coaching and mentoring and the roles they can both play towards enhancing your business success: None of us have the full tool kit required to start, develop and run a business. The energy, attitude and skills required to get one off the ground are quite different to those required to manage a business that’s already established. Think… read more →
A natural consequence of believing leadership myths 1 and 2 – that it requires special qualities, skills, expertise and knowledge to be a leader today – is that there appears to be a shortage of the right kind of people. Andif you believe that leadership is scarce, you will naturally constantly struggle to find a sufficient supply of capable leaders. However real this might seem to you, just consider that… read more →
As a leader, one of the major challenges you will face is how to successfully develop the people in your organisation. Your team will need to be challenged, supported, encouraged to be creative and allowed to show initiative and make mistakes. You need them to be accountable for their performance and you will need to give them the opportunity to ‘step up’ and go beyond expectations. Received wisdom is that… read more →
It’s an easy enough decision to decide to hire a coach. What’s more of a conundrum is what type of coach would work best for you and for your set of particular business needs. Coaching has been a business buzzword for some time. In its widest possible definition, it covers a range of approaches, disciplines and methodologies all carried out in an industry that’s loosely regulated. ‘Clean’ coaching At one… read more →