Resources

Deepening the conversation

Resources to enrich your leadership and increase your impact: guides, 'how to', and an exploration of different approaches to familiar leadership issues.

Lead with impact: the power of being present

How to show up with intention, listen deeply, and ask questions that show you value, support and care.

Watch time: 30 mins

The power of listening in leadership

Read time: 2 mins

Effective communication is paramount. Yet, one of the most undervalued skills in leadership is the art of listening. The Co-Active Coaching approach identifies three distinct levels of listening that, when mastered, can transform a leader's ability to connect, understand, and inspire their team.

A solutions focus to executive leadership challenges

Read time: 1 - 2 mins

A solution-focused approach can transform your leadership style and team dynamics. This approach shifts focus from past problems to future possibilities, empowering your team to find their own solutions.

What values drive you - and how do they appear in your leadership?

Read time: 2 mins

Our values – the fundamental beliefs that guide our behaviour and decision making – act as a kind of moral compass, ensuring our actions align with our principles, and that we behave in an authentic and consistent way. So knowing what our values are, and consciously applying them, can help us feel most ‘true to ourselves’ in how we work and lead. Try one of these four activities to help identify your core values.

Why emergent coaching works in a VUCA world

Read time: 1 - 2 mins

Emergent coaching is a progressive approach that embraces the dynamic nature of personal and professional development. Unlike traditional coaching methods that adhere to fixed objectives, emergent coaching allows goals to evolve organically as the coaching relationship unfolds.

Learn the coaching approach that will GROW your team

Read time: 1 - 2 mins

GROW is a powerful framework that can help leaders and senior managers unlock their team's potential and drive organisational success. Developed by Sir John Whitmore and his colleagues in the 1980s, and still widely utilised, GROW stands for Goal, Reality, Options, and Will.

Shifting perspectives: an approach to problem solving

Read time: 2 mins

As leaders, we often face challenges that can seem overwhelming at first glance. However, by employing three powerful lenses - reverse, long, and broad - we can gain fresh insights and develop more effective solutions.