We’ve been laying out a theme, that developing internal coaching capability is a great idea. Let’s take a step back and look at why we think that as a leader, using strong coaching skills and a coaching approach to your work will lead to better outcomes. One way we’ve found to explain this is laid out in the document below. It is not a complete answer, but certainly a way to clearly show some of the key pieces of our rationale. If you are already clear about how leaders who c

Are your people performing to their full potential? Even in highly profitable, growing teams, business units and organisations, talent is wasted: Individuals not raising their game to their full potential Teams not gelling to work efficiently or wasting energy in unhealthy conflict Departments just not joining up to act connectedly. Clearly, leaders at all levels know that the work is achieved through their people. Our experience in Financial and Professional Services and al

The technical field of a leader’s work is generally an area of proven expertise, for which they have been recruited and promoted. Lorenza Clifford, Founding Director of Coachange Ltd asserts that while expertise is a useful dimension for leaders to have, development of leadership in organisations needs to be 3D to deal adequately with today's world and the future. In her experience, real leadership growth is the result of focusing on: Breadth – exploring the fullness of a rol