Here’s yet another new word – Phantomolog – meaning a word that describes a meaningless concept. Neurotypical is such a word. It implies that some people are neurologically normal, while others, who are neurodivergent, are not. The reality, of course, is that it isn’t possible to identify a statistical norm for how our minds work, (more…)
Coaches, Mentors & business professionals using my Ask David AI clone (a curated AI clone of me & my work) are having conversations with ‘me’ 24/7 and work through ideas, challenges and to develop clarity in your decision making which gives us an interesting insight into recurrent themes. Over the coming months, I will be (more…)
It’s common for coaches and mentors to feel frustrated that it is obvious what the client needs to do, yet somehow the client can’t move from awareness to action. Of course, everyone has occasions when they know they should take action, but can’t find the energy to do so. But how do we help shift (more…)
Coaches and mentors using my Ask David AI clone are frequently discussing the subject of client stuckness. Ask David is a curated AI clone of me & my work allows Coaches, Mentors & business professionals to have a conversation with ‘me’ 24/7 and work through ideas, challenges and to develop clarity in your decision making. (more…)
It’s good practice for coaches and mentors to spend some time after each session reflecting on what went well and less well. These reflections give us valuable insights into what to take to supervision and into our own personal development planning. Reflecting on rational aspects of the session – essentially on the process – may (more…)
Over four decades, I have encountered thousands of mentoring programmes in dozens of countries. Many of them deliver superb results for all their stakeholders. Other fizzle out and leave no lasting legacy. The mentoring programme standards from the EMCC were introduced nearly 20 years ago and have been periodically updated. They provided the basis for (more…)
The aim of this research was to throw light on an area of coaching that has not been the subject of any significant investigation before. All the major authorities on team coaching recommend that, unless a team is very small, two coaches should support each other. Among the reasons: one can facilitate while the other...
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A model developed by Ken Blanchard and presented in his book Trust Works provides a simple framework for understanding, communicating, developing and assessing trust. It identifies four areas: Able = demonstrating capability Believable = showing integrity, honesty, respect and sincerity Connected = caring for other people, listening to them, being empathetic Dependable = being reliable; (more…)
The questionnaire How psychologically safe is this team? provides a useful resource for assessing how psychologically safe you and your colleagues feel within your team environment. This questionnaire has been designed to reveal the differences within a team in how psychologically safe people feel, as studies have shown it is very closely related to team performance. (more…)
What it is: The Diversity Awareness Ladder is a tool, created by David Clutterbuck, to help both clients and practitioners understand and work with their stereotypes and implicit biases about people, who they perceive as different from themselves. It has also been used widely in the context of general diversity education. How does it work? (more…)