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Coaching as a route to resilience and well-being

This article brings together our current state of knowledge about how coaching might support resilience. It reviews relevant research and summarises some of the alternative approaches that may be applicable to coaching for resilience.

Lawton Smith, C. (2017). Coaching as a route to resilience and well-being, International Journal of Stress Prevention and Wellbeing Vol 1, Issue 1, article 1, 2017 ISSN 2397-7116 READ ARTICLE  - https://www.stressprevention.net/volume/volume-1-2017/volume-1-article-4/ Read more →

Coaching for Leadership Resilience: An integrated approach

Lawton Smith, C. (2017) "Coaching for Leadership Resilience: An integrated approach", International Coaching Psychology Review, Vol. 12 No. 1. Pp.6-23

Lawton Smith, C. (2017) "Coaching for Leadership Resilience: An integrated approach", International Coaching Psychology Review, Vol. 12 No. 1. Pp.6-23 Read more →

New Report Highlights Importance Of Engaging Middle Managers To Fuel Business Growth

SpotCoaching are sharing an article which was originally published on Engage for Success and explores the importance of engaging middle managers to fuel business growth

British business performance is being undermined from within by widespread mistrust of senior managers, according to research from leadership events specialists, Top Banana and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The new report, “The Middle Manager Lifeline”shows that there is a clear issue with the communication styles of our business leaders... Read more →

The VUCA of BREXIT

SpotCoaching share this article which was published on Agility Code and asks key questions on what impact Brexit will bring

With the BREXIT news this morning, I am in a state of shock, finding myself asking the following questions: What just happened and what does it mean? (= Ambiguity) What are all the domino effects of Britain’s exit going to be and how far reaching? (= Complexity) What might be... Read more →

CIPD conference review: how can HR shape the future of work?

SpotCoaching is sharing a news article published by Personnel Today and looks at how HR can respond to the rapidly changing future of work

The recurring theme at this year’s CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition was how HR should respond to the rapidly changing future of work. Martin Couzins reports. “HR has got to be much more engaged in shaping organisations, shaping jobs and making sure that it is creating a human future of... Read more →

What Happens When Careers Last 20 Years Longer?

Orginally published on Harvard Business Review website, SpotCoaching share this article which asks the question; What Happens When Careers Last 20 Years?

Like many of my peers, I had thought that I could gently start thinking about retirement in my mid-fifties. But as my mid-fifties arrived, andas the debate about the human lifespan rages on, I’ve been confronting a new question: what if I live to 100? For more, I looked to... Read more →

Enhancing workplace leadership conversations

SpotCoaching shares an article which was featured in HR Magazine focussed on enhancing workplace leadership conversations

Leaders shouldn’t underestimate the power of human connections in changing workplace cultures Abstract Leadership conversations are one of the critical pillars of business success: they are the essence of how we connect, communicate, deepen trust, inspire and deliver results. The ability to talk and think together authentically and skilfully is... Read more →

How HR should handle the 'people side' of M&As

This article published by HR Grape Vine but shared by SpotCoaching highlights how HR needs to be addressed during mergers and acquisitions

Following the increase in companies announcing mergers in the past few months, it may be time for HR to address the issue of how best to handle employees during the complex process. Recent examples include Verizon’s announcement of plans to acquire Yahoo for $4.8billion (£3.7billion) and SoftBank's acquisition of Arm... Read more →

Nearly half of employees feel pessimistic after Brexit vote, finds CIPD survey

SpotCoaching is sharing the results of a CIPD Survey where nearly half of employees feel pessimistic after the Brexit vote.

Employees in the UK are feeling pessimistic about the future because of the vote to leave the EU, a survey by the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, reveals. The survey asked just over 1,000 working adults a range of questions, including how they felt about the... Read more →

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