Managing Conflict
Conflict surrounds us: armed struggles abroad, political attacks at home. We also know conflict in our personal lives – at home, in the schoolyard and
Coaching for
Inspiration
Library / success at work
Here you can get a feel for some of the challenges I tackle by browsing my library of videos and articles. Use the alphabetical scroll-down menu to a topic of interest: several videos and articles will be displayed. I hope you find something useful!
Please note that these videos and articles offer simple suggestions only. Your coaching journey might leverage a few of those in a customised fashion.
You will observe the material is relatively old but I assure you it is not outdated. Indeed, human challenges are themselves ageless. Anyway, see for yourself!
Why AI Can’t Coach
“The sad thing about artificial intelligence is that it lacks artifice and therefore intelligence.” —Jean Baudrillard Mark’s comment on last week’s post led me to
How Coaching Transforms Your Life
HR is once again reminding me about the leadership course I “absolutely must attend.” I have always had a lot of respect for these dedicated
How we really make decisions
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! Are you enjoying the summer? I’m writing from the South of France and it’s just blissful! Today,
Really learning (part 3): meaning and chunking
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! In this third – and final – blog on the topic of facilitating learning, let me build
Really learning (part 2): back to attention
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! For those of you who teach, did you think that leveraging emotions was a good idea? If
Really learning: the role of emotions
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! What did you think of my suggestion back in April to leverage language to influence how you
Emotions, language and who we choose to be
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! And I promise, no more about paying attention! I appreciate that four articles – fascinating though they
Paying attention and happiness (part 4) – active listening
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! Last month, we discussed other-awareness and landed on the notion that disagreement – about beliefs, values and
Paying attention and happiness (part 3) – other-awareness
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! Last month, we discussed how paying attention to yourself – self-awareness – can benefit you in terms
Paying attention and happiness (part 2) – self-awareness
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! And of course: best wishes for happy 2018! In last month’s blog, we discussed the fact that
Paying attention: the secret to happiness (part 1)
Hello and welcome to this month’s neuro blog! Let’s see: where have we got to? Three articles in, we know about the three parts of
Imagine reading just one newspaper – for the rest of your life
Hello and welcome to the third article of my neuro blog. In the first one, I described the three parts of the human brain (see
What your brain is for
Hello and welcome to the second article of my neuro blog. In the first one last month, I described the three parts of the human
The three brains in your head
Hello and welcome to the first article of my neuro blog. Since 2013, I have become increasingly interested in what neuroscience, the scientific, multi-disciplinary, study
4 Steps to Discussing Under-Performance
TELL™ Them What’s Gone Wrong (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) For many, December is synonymous with Christmas. For
Two Persuasion Techniques in Action
Getting under Someone Else’s Skin (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) How did you find using “SWAY”©? For those
Four Steps to Influence People
Persuasion Tools (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) As promised last month, in this article on how to influence
Are You Good at Influencing People?
Being Able to Persuade Others is Key to Your Success at Work (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Hello
How to Wield Your Light Sabre!
3 Easy Steps to Self-Confidence! (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Hello dear reader and welcome to the second
May the Force Be with You!
Be Self-Confident Even When You Don’t Feel Like It! (click below to view the video or read on if you’d prefer!) Do you remember Luke