How many of us see things as insurmountable and too hard. And how often. Many people have irreversible health issues and may often feel the same way but get on with it. If you want to see a reason to keep on and achieve, look at the audio slide-show – of David Graphistolage and see what you and I now can. Follow his work here. Coaching, leadership and motivation… is what we do. Angus.
There is beauty in the human scale but also in the microscopic. A slideshow showing pictures through the electron-microscope and taken by Catherine Draycott (Head of Wellcome Images) can be seen here. As coaches we can listen and learn from the macro-scale communications of our coachees – but we also have to drill down to help them find root-causes. With electron-microscopy one can drill down to fine detail, sub-cell. As coaches we use the coachee’s language to help us to help themselves. What they learn from drilling down helps them make macro-level decisions. This too is one of the beauties of exquisite coaching. Angus.
This picture is one of dozens showing on a slide-show of Timothy Allen’s still pictures taken as part of the BBC’s Human Planet programme shown last week. What can we learn that is relevant to humanity, human development and coaching? Continue reading Human Planet
I continue to hear executives complaining about lack of professional behaviours in colleagues at all levels. The latest complaint concerns a Director of a regional business, part of an international conglomerate. This person is thought to be disgruntled due to his CEO’s direction and interference in his role and priorities, but staff only see the unprofessional results of whatever is going on in his immature head: the Director misses, delays and drops meetings including staff annual reviews with little or no notice; leaves meetings early; sends one-word emails to colleagues, typically ‘no’; is obstructive, unhelpful and careless towards staff including changing their jobs without consultation. What to do… Continue reading Bad Behaviors at Work
Last evening I had one of those wonderful warm glow feelings when all seems to be just right. These things can still surprise but we can also re-programme ourselves to be more susceptible to happiness. The old adage coined by Kahlil Gibran about the cup being half empty or half-full comes to mind. Can’t we just chose to be half-full? Continue reading How to Be Happy
I spent time at the amazing Euro-coach Conference, ec-l 2010, this weekend. It was a great environment to meet, discuss and learn with others who are totally enthralled with the wonderful outcomes that come from excellent coaching. But how does the best coaching happen? Well, at least there is one simple explanation that covers ALL coaching everywhere! (Video also) Continue reading Four Levels of Coaching From Professional to Mastery
An illness does make you think! Having been very sick and diagnosed with half a dozen or so nasty things it was some relief to know that I had a raging appendix and my immune system had kicked in. Six weeks later I had it lifted out and then some recouperation in Kefalonia, Holland, Germany and Spain. Continue reading How Illness inspires Change
It has been an exciting time. We have graduate coaches from our first Assessment Centre. These eleven coaches are supporting a major venture to strengthen manufacturing management in the UK (see press release).
At the same time, we are about to offer three new coaching courses between levels 3 and 5. These are all certificated – two of them by ILM and CMI. Continue reading Angus McLeod Wins Leaders Confidence
I am just returned from Australia and great hospitality too. I was supporting the work of the International Coaching Federation by conducting a master-class for the large number advanced coaches in the continent. Continue reading Australia Holiday Reflections