I felt sad to wrap up my 5-year engagement with the Geospatial Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) last week. All five PhD cohorts have shown great engagement, creativity and appreciation for the value of human skills. In today’s world the positive approach of their generation is a cause for optimism. Thank you to everyone atContinue reading “The next generation of geospatial is human”
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Life as a coach workshop
Yesterday I ran this free workshop for early stage coaches and we all had a great time! If you’re interested in a future edition, drop me a line. It was just nice to sit together and openly talk about the things that occupy us as coaches – things we love, things that drive us nuts,Continue reading “Life as a coach workshop”
What makes a good career?
What does a good career look like today? When graduates struggle to find work and midlife professionals dream of quitting, is that even the right question? As a seventies child I was part of Gen X, the first cohort to see cracks appearing in the promise of endless growth, predictable careers and secure retirement. TodayContinue reading “What makes a good career?”
Calling early-stage coaches
Something I’ve been thinking about. As an antidote to the online sharks who promise to “10x your coaching income” and other bullshit. The early years as a self-employed coach can be exciting as well as daunting and isolating. You’re figuring things out as you go along – your confidence, purpose, offering, clients, business, process, philosophy,Continue reading “Calling early-stage coaches”
On geospatial human-centredness
At the recent Esri UK conference I was reminded of my time in the Libyan desert many years ago – a geospatial career highlight with surprising parallels to my work as a coach today. I loved travelling with seismic survey crews across the Sahara. Endless space, a clear task, and daily progress visible on aContinue reading “On geospatial human-centredness”
On flying solo and the symmetry of mutual learning
How do you keep a group of leaders engaged in learning for a full week without a single slide? Today I’m wrapping up my first ever client-centred programme run on my own. Normally we have two facilitators but with a smaller group than usual I was offered a new learning opportunity: to fly solo. HowContinue reading “On flying solo and the symmetry of mutual learning”
What does coaching have in common with contemporary art?
Should we send leaders to art school? Would artists make great coaches? Is coaching essentially an artform? A few years ago the British artist Grayson Perry wrote the acclaimed book, Playing to the Gallery, to demystify contemporary art. What struck me in this book is how often you could simply swap the word ‘art’ forContinue reading “What does coaching have in common with contemporary art?”
Living your values as a team
On my way to work with a senior leadership team in London. The mission: help them clarify and embrace their values as a team and organisation. Values aren’t a nice to have. Apart from being a requirement for any organisation with clear purpose and identity, values also have a practical neurological function. From a neuroscienceContinue reading “Living your values as a team”
When the client needs more than coaching
Are there times when a client needs more from a coach than just coaching? Recently I worked with a technology team facing competing priorities and endless to-do lists. Our first workshop had gone well, but on Day 2 I sensed that something wasn’t working. My systemic coaching questions were bouncing off people as if coatedContinue reading “When the client needs more than coaching”
Coaching teams
Team development is a big part of what I do – next week I’m in Aberdeen to coach a geospatial team. People often ask me, what does that look like in practice? A team workshop typically lasts a few hours to a couple of days (depending on requirements, time, budget). Because every team is differentContinue reading “Coaching teams”
True Horizon Coaching 