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Have you ever driven somewhere only to find yourself completely lost? Do you carry on driving in the vain hope that something looks familiar? Or trust that you will find the one local who can pass on simple and straightforward directions? Yet, more likely, you...

[caption id="attachment_17513" align="alignnone" width="599"] 'I have lost my confidence'. When we lose our confidence, it can feel like a precious vase falling off the mantelpiece. Shattering into many pieces. Yet, confidence will return.[/caption]   A common problem leaders encounter is where team members can lack confidence. Being...

We are delighted to announce that Accipio won the 'Best Extended Enterprise Solution' for our work with UCAS. 7000+ organisations on a single platform with two-way CRM integration, 25,000 course attempts, 98% rating for UX and content. Diagnostics, machine learning recommending learning and much more. The...

We are thrilled to announce that we will be back to exhibit alongside our partners >BusinessBalls at our third Learning Technologies next month, taking place at ExCel London on the 3rd and 4th of May. Learning Technologies is the principal European showcase of organisational learning...

Just as coaches are ‘there’ for their learners, supporting them, encouraging them and being a sounding board for what is happening in their work lives, so coaches also need to have support mechanisms and forums. Like coaching, definitions around coaching supervision vary. Bachkirova, Stevens and Willis...

Highly developed listening skills sit alongside questioning skills as a core requirement of effective workplace coaches. Listening is something we all feel we do well but like any form of skill it needs to be practiced and developed to get the best from it. A...

As well as questioning and listening skills, there are approaches that can help both coach and learner to the situation, confidence and ability to move forward. Scaling – this applies a degree of measurement to the coaching process. It can be used in a few ways....

Below are some simple questions that can be used within the TGROW model. These are just a few, there are hundreds more you can use, find or develop. Coaches will often keep note of questions they which either have a big impact on the learner,...

“Coaching is a process, trust the process…”   This simple but true quote is attributed to Eric Parsloe. At the heart of any coach’s approach is usually some form of coaching model. The model enables the coach to explore the topic or issue with the learner in...