I spent the last week with a senior leadership team in beautiful South Wales to deliver a client-centred development programme. By the end, the leaders hadn’t just become more mindful and skilled in holding powerful conversations, they had become a team where people look out for each other. On these programmes we see time andContinue reading “Leadership development is about the medium, not the method”
Category Archives: teams
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”
Team coaching in 2026
Happy New Year! In 2026 my growth focus will be on team coaching and development. Only recently I caught up with a geospatial team I coached 6 months ago – the impact has been remarkable: When I asked what has changed since their two-day workshop last summer, some spoke about a lasting sense of cohesionContinue reading “Team coaching in 2026”
The power of team coaching
Wow, the data doesn’t lie. Over the last few years my group-based work has grown almost exponentially! When I first set out as a coach my work was primarily with individuals – supporting leaders and mid-career professionals through transitions. Later I added coaching supervision for trainee and peer coaches. I still love doing all ofContinue reading “The power of team coaching”
On enabling breakthroughs
This week I was privileged to deliver a two-day “impact” workshop for the Geomatics team at Shell Centre in London. It’s easy enough to design a workshop where everyone has a bit of fun. But this team demonstrated the courage and commitment to go further. We surfaced the team’s strengths, values and aspirations. We coachedContinue reading “On enabling breakthroughs”
Take the 1 day challenge
Work is like a gas – it expands to fill the available time. Known as Parkinson’s law, it kills team productivity. When tasks take too long and projects go on forever, we lose focus and motivation. Especially when there’s too much else going on. But what if we turn Parkinson’s law on its head? IfContinue reading “Take the 1 day challenge”
What’s happening at work
Here are some quotes from one of the best podcasts I’ve listened to this year: “You’re not a high performer unless you help others succeed.” “Dedication is not the hours you put in but the commitments you keep.” “When leaders set personal boundaries it’s called balance, but when employees do the same it’s called quietContinue reading “What’s happening at work”
What I learned running a LEGO Serious Play workshop
(This article was originally posted on my LinkedIn blog in 2018, now reposting here with updated links as it is still relevant to my general experiential approach to group facilitation and team coaching. It shares many lessons that are useful for anyone interested in creative and interactive workshops.) Recently I ran a series of innovationContinue reading “What I learned running a LEGO Serious Play workshop”
True Horizon Coaching 