Coaching for success with a soul
Did you know we’re in the middle of International Stoic Week at the moment? No, well I wouldn’t have either if I hadn’t received an invitation to a workshop at the University of Exeter about how Ancient Philosophical Ethics could contribute to Modern Business a few weeks back. I spent a fascinating couple of hours …
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Many thanks to Irene Brankin, one of the Wise Goose Team, for this guest post where she shares some thoughts about the stress, pressure and general busyness of life and talks about the theme of her next book. Irene will be speaking at the Coaching Connect event on October 11th. We’re all so busy ‘chasing …
Many thanks to Liz Scott, one of the Wise Goose Team, for this inspiring guest post where she shares her pioneering work in bringing coaching into schools… It was very nerve-wracking. Here I was, in front of a group of 45 pupils, (aged 9-10 years old) and I had to entertain them for the next …
“Soft skills tend to differentiate good college graduates from exceptional college graduates,” Joseph Krok, university research liaison at Rolls-Royce. Last week as I drove through Exeter University campus, graduates in robes and mortar boards were ambling in the afternoon sunshine. It started me thinking about young people’s prospects these days.
Well what a fabulous launch party, a gathering of motivated individuals toasting success for Wise Goose School of Coaching in the heart of the South West. Liz Scott, a leading Coach in the South West and former BBC reporter opened the celebration with a toast, wonderful words and wishes for Annie and Helen.
I love Christmas and the giving and receiving of gifts, but Christmas is over now and I’ve been thinking about a gift we can give all through the year – the gift of attention. Most of us think we are good listeners (especially coaches, mentors and therapists), but a study into what makes good communication …
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