Thinking Environment: 10 components

“The quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first The quality of our thinking depends on the way we treat each other while we are thinking” – Nancy Kline [Text below is adapted from: https://www.timetothink.com/thinking-environment/the-ten-components/] From over 40 years of empirical observation and rigorous research, there are 10 behaviours that generate the finest …

Listening: 2 tips to listen better

How many words do you think you hear each day? Recent research by the International Listening Association suggests it’s between 20,000 to 30,000. Feel sorry for the person who had to do the counting. How many of those words are actually interesting? *shrugs shoulders* Most people utter between 125 and 175 words a minute, although our capacity to listen is …

GDPR Statement

GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation Statement The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25th May 2018. It is a new piece of EU legislation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) that will replace the Data Protection Act 1998 and will be in force in the UK until the UK leaves the EU. A new Data Protection Act (DPA), currently going …

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CLEAR: A framework for a coaching session

For those new to coaching – or indeed those looking for a fresh approach, the prospect might be a bit daunting. After all, we tend to be creatures of comfort. “What’s involved?”; “How does coaching ‘work’?” – as if there’s a special button somewhere that makes the goodies appear. “How does it get started?” And so on. All reasonable questions. …