Coaching

Coaching skills – How to work with people with fixed views and closed to new ideas (dealing with stubbornness)

At the recent PM Forum - PM Forum training workshop on “Coaching and Consulting skills for marketing and business development professionals” the issue of how to work with people with fixed views and closed to new ideas or refuse to consider change arose several times.  We avoided using labels such Read More

Book review: Transformational Mentoring – creating developmental alliances for changing organizational cultures (1995) by Julie Hay

I’m reviewing some of the latest books on mentoring (reviews will be published soon) and I remembered this book. I read it back in 2000, during my studies to qualify as a professional coach/mentor. The author admits that it isn’t a book for beginners. But it had a huge impact Read More

2024-07-24T15:39:42+01:00July 24, 2024|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Book Review: The Coaching Manual by Julie Starr

I’ve reviewed several advanced coaching books in the past but I was asked to recommend a good introduction to the topic to support those attending my various coaching training sessions. Coaching is proven to be an effective way to develop and retain your team members. Coaching is an essential leadership Read More

Campaigns, thought leadership and project management – 18 ways to stretch MBD resources

At this month’s PM Forum - PM Forum online workshop on “Campaigns, thought leadership and project management” we explored the three topics from a strategic (why) rather than a tactical (how) perspective. 50% of the delegates were from law firms with others from accountancy and consulting practices. There was an Read More

2024-06-24T09:39:13+01:00June 24, 2024|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Strategy|
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