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Yes! As long ago as 2009, around 90% of organisations were using coaching and the trend continues upwards (https://bit.ly/AspireMCL021). The most common uses include leadership development (23%), enhancing good performance (23%) and improving poor performance (20%). But does it really deliver? According to a study by The Association Resources Centre and PWC (Starr, J. The Coaching Manual, Pearson Education Ltd., Harlow, 2011, p.7), coachees reported the following improvement

Always encouraging to know that clients are benefitting from our services. Delighted to receive this recommendation from a finance director for a multi-national pharmaceutical company: "...an outstanding coach [who] guided us smoothly while we thrived as a team. His insightful approach to each team member during our program has been remarkable. I look forward to working with Ian in other programs." More testimonials can be found on our all-new website here: https://www.aspire

A new slideshow on coaching and mentoring is now available in our Secret Facebook Group for subscribers. If you would like access, please get in touch with me at iank@aspiremcl.co.uk #Coaching #Mentoring #Engagement #StaffDevelopment

The truth is that most of us fear failure in something at some time or another. It is often helpful to keep things in perspective, e.g. understanding what won't happen if you fail, etc. and then think about the positive things that could happen if you succeed. Remember, also, that courage isn't the absence of fear; it's a determination to act in the face of it. https://hbr.org/2018/12/how-to-overcome-your-fear-of-failure #Coaching #Engagement #PersonalDevelopment #Productivit

It is well known that working practices have changed rapidly and will continue to do so. In an age of flexibility, cross-departmental/-national team-working and increased autonomy, managers have had to expand their skills from resource planning and allocation to include much more in the way of leadership. Specifically, the ability to motivate their teams to achieve more with less is what marks out great managers, and a key element to doing this is by coaching. This may sound

Performance reviews get a bad press these days. However, they can still be a great tool if done properly and used as part of an ongoing performance review and management system rather than as an annual quick-hit or box-ticking exercise. The article linked below explains how to avoid common biases. One of the key lessons I learnt from the NLP Business Practitioners Course is that 'people like people like them'. That's understandable, but good leaders see beyond that and gain a

The ability to ask great questions is a key leadership skill: they unlock/reveal information, stimulate thinking and boost engagement. Knowing how and when to ask closed ('yes' or 'no') and open questions will empower your leadership. Here's an article that expounds the subject: https://hbr.org/ideacast/2018/05/ask-better-questions Aspire MCL can help you develop coaching and analytical skills. Call us on 020 3904 7501 to learn more. #Coaching #Engagement #Communications #Mee

I hope you never need this, but just in case..... https://goo.gl/Bk3AJB Don't skip over the first point: make sure you are holding them accountable for something that they really are responsible for. #Management #StaffDevelopment #Coaching