Category: Coaching Nuggets

Coaching is hard work – or is it?

One of the most profound flow experiences I’ve ever experienced was driving on the German Autobahn from Gießen to Frankfurt – at an average(!) speed of 200km/h (125mp/h). I was

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Does coaching work? 

It is something that experienced coaches know – intuitively and from experience: Coaching works.  But how do we know? Perhaps the progress or change that occurred would have occurred either

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Keep it real?!

In 1997 I listened to my first ever German rap song. I remember it clearly. We were on a class trip to inner city Frankfurt and my mate had me

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The pursuit of meaning

What’s your “Why”?Who does your work, and your life, serve? What’s your mission?Why are you here?What is your calling? The list could go on for some time, and if I

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Don’t take it personal!

“And so the wrath of all his defence mechanisms started to unload on me …” Most coaches remember moments such as this. You’ve offered a challenge, not even a harsh

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The Colbert Questionnaire

It’s been an intense week teaching our very first cohort of coaching MSt students at Cambridge. Certainly inspiring to have such an experienced and diverse group of coaches coming together

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To niche or not to (Part 2)

Last week I offered a short Nugget to challenge and expand some commonly held beliefs about what it takes to establish a successful coaching business. One of those beliefs is

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To niche or not to niche…

It seems like everybody and their mum is telling entrepreneurs that niching is the most important thing they can do for their business. It certainly is one of the most

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