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12th February 2019

Book recommendation: Mastering Executive Coaching, edited by Jonathan Passmore, Brian Underhill and Marshall Goldsmith

I am delighted to recommend a new book on coaching, called Mastering Executive Coaching. It is edited by three leaders in the field: Jonathan Passmore, Brian Underhill and Marshall Goldsmith and is in 4 parts: Mastering themes: contracting, ethics and evaluation Delivering value to clients: behavioural change, organizational change, exploring meaning, purpose, values and strengths, […]

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29th December 2018

Blowin’ in the wind

How do coach supervisors respond to ethical dilemmas and tricky issues?  Jonathan Passmore and I have been conducting research over the last few years in stages and we have just published a two-part series in Coaching at Work magazine with fellow researcher Marta Filipiak.  Seven main themes emerged: sources of ethical dilemmas, obstacles in dealing […]

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19th November 2018

How do we re-source ourselves?

In Chapter 4 of the new book The Heart of Coaching Supervision – Working with Reflection and Self-Care edited by Stephen Palmer and I, Peter Hawkins suggests 10 ways a supervisor can help to re-source both them-self and their supervisors. I have reflected greatly on number 10 (p75) which talks of “systemic hope.” Peter argues […]

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30th October 2018

Announcing the publication of The Heart of Coaching Supervision today!

I am thrilled to announce that my first book The Heart of Coaching Supervision – Working with Reflection and Self-Care, co-edited with Professor Stephen Palmer, has been published today. We look at how we, as supervisors, coaches, mentors or leaders can work with reflection and self-care to resource ourselves, our supervisees, and our clients and […]

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2nd March 2018

Because You Can by Gill Smith

Because You Can is highly recommended. It is a book that anyone could (and should) read, because it is about courage and using our skills to be proactive.

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16th February 2018

Writing: The Heart of Coaching Supervision and Ethics in Supervision

It has been quite a week with my first book going to the publishers, Routledge.  It is called “The Heart of Coaching Supervision – working with Reflection and Self-care” and is edited by myself and Professor Stephen Palmer.  I am so grateful to the chapter authors such as Professor Peter Hawkins, Eunice Aquilina, Jackee Holder, Professor […]

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