by Tony Jackson | Dec 5, 2016 | Coaching, development |
I suspect many of us have one. The point in our career which subsequently has turned out to have been pivotal, whether we knew it at the time or not. I had a bout of nostalgia today. (As an aside: I don’t know why but my next three blogs, including this one, are a...
by Tony Jackson | Oct 31, 2016 | Coaching, inclusion, Leadership |
I have long admired the RSA. If you don’t know about this innovative charity then they sum themselves up well as “encouraging the development of a principled, prosperous society and the release of human potential”. One of the ways in which they do this: “by sharing...
by Tony Jackson | Oct 21, 2016 | Coaching, Leadership |
(This blog on collaboration in organisations requires a significant, up-front acknowledgement and credit for Lynda Gratton at LBS with whom I/we collaborated all those years ago. Her resulting book ‘Hot Spots’ – which inspired this blog – is available from...
by Tony Jackson | Aug 22, 2016 | Behaviours, Coaching, development, Human Behaviour, Leadership |
The failure to provide timely feedback can be costly. We’re at session four in a coaching relationship. A knotty but familiar issue comes up – something is happening in the business unit that the coachee leads although they are not yet directly involved....
by Tony Jackson | Jul 31, 2016 | Coaching, development |
As a coach I am more than happy to move to the more directive end of the spectrum where I have relevant experience or a suggestion which might potentially unlock something. I am also well versed in using my intuition (see later). But am I as adept at hearing my own...
by Tony Jackson | Feb 28, 2016 | Behaviours, Coaching, Human Behaviour, inclusion, Leadership |
It’s an idea that I’ve woven into many different workshops – on inclusion, leadership, culture change, change management and so on. It isn’t complex but it does seem to be a revelation for some. That must be a good thing – my reason for being in the room...