Coaching is a skill, one which is often undervalued and underused, sadly when it is used can be done badly. This is not necessarily a reflection on the person doing the coaching, they can have the best intentions but not the greatest understanding or experience needed to coach effectively. The Coaching to Coach programme is a practical and dynamic way… Read More
Coaching to Coach
Many years ago, after leaving school I began an Apprenticeship at a large firm on the outskirts of the City where I was brought up in. It employed a hundred Apprentices every year, so three hundred Apprentices in play at any one time. It covered the full range of skills, electricians, mechanics, engineers, metal workers, machine operatives, the lot! The… Read More
The Elephant in the room
When I look into the faces of frontline workers, either through work or on TV, I see a growing fatigue. Yet they carry on carrying on, many juggling home life, online schooling, managing their households, their bills and their relationships. None of these disappear do they! Carers care for people don’t they. That’s their job isn’t it! who then cares… Read More
Coming Soon
Learning to Coach by being Coached A new six part training programme aimed at those people who are beginning to take on coaching role where they work. Each one hour session will blend teaching with live, individual coaching. The tutorial / coaching sessions will be facilitated by a qualified and experienced coach. Keep an eye out for further news on… Read More
Fictional reads and dementia
Ploughing though books about forms of dementia can often be hard work and sometimes they’re full of jargon, medical and other terms. This is when fictional works can help as they can portray a context to the situation and build empathy with the characters involved. I’m not going to do a thesis on the reasons why, just post a few… Read More
Memories of Mentorship
Over my career I have known the benefits from working with people who have taken the time to coach me and sometimes act as my Mentor. As a Student Nurse the Hospital’s Senior Psychiatrist became in many ways my unofficial Mentor, I was too young and inexperienced to realise it at the time and he never said that he was… Read More
Mental Health & Wellbeing Support
As we all know, the present situation is wearisome, difficult and draining. It is testing peoples resilience to navigate the activities, that a few months ago, were uncomplicated and needed little thought and effort. Whilst I would love to promote our Mental Health, Wellbeing and Resilience resources, at this moment I don’t feel its right to push it. The important… Read More
Lockdown
Providing training, supervision and support has become the realm of creativity since the initial lockdown, in what now seems another era, and lo, we are in Lockdown again. For some organisations keeping on top of supervision and training has become ‘need to do’ instead of ‘getting done’ activities. Time is taken up with managing the day today logistics involved in… Read More
All the Best of the New Year
I’ve decided not to wish people a Happy New Year and will wish you an ‘all the best instead. It has been the most difficult year for everybody and especially for those in health and social care. The demands have been challenging, draining and frustrating. Over the past months I have been spending a lot of time providing support and… Read More
