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The 12 Days of Books #10 – Resilience

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‘The capacity to remain flexible in our thoughts, feelings and behaviours when faced by a life disruption, or extended periods of pressure, so that we emerge from difficulty stronger, wiser and more able.’ Resilience is helpful at the best of times. In the current context, it feels even more critical to do what we can […]
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The 12 Days of Books #1 – The FT Guide to Business Coaching, 2e

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I’m kicking off my 12 Days of Books with a new edition rather than a new book: the Financial Times Guide to Business Coaching, 2nd edition, just has to be in here. The first edition was a pivotal book for me, written at a pivotal time in my life. In the interests of full disclosure, […]
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The Thinking Policeman: Profile of Andy Rhodes, Deputy Chief Constable, Lancashire Constabulary

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‘Your people are your best asset’ is a phrase often quoted by leaders. But it would be hard to find a leader who puts this belief into action more wholeheartedly than Andy Rhodes, Deputy Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary. Thoughtful, people-focused, entrepreneurial and irreverent, Rhodes is not your typical policeman. He has spent 25 years […]
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Coaching for Confidence

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“If anyone is going to stop you from getting what you want – please don’t let it be you.” Carol Kauffman Do any of your clients lack self-confidence? How about you? Deep down, are you always as self-assured as you could be? Confidence is a topic many coaches encounter in their work with surprising regularity, even […]
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Getting it right at Barnardo’s: profile of Tony Cohen

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Leading a national charity ‘is about doing the best you can with the resources you have. If you get it right, you can do even more.’ As Chair of Barnardo’s and a Trustee on the Boards of the Arvon Foundation and the RSA, Tony Cohen takes his responsibilities seriously. With its 150th anniversary approaching in […]
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Trading at the top: Richard Wilson, CEO of BMO GAM

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It has been quite a time for Richard Wilson, CEO of BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA), after the Bank of Montreal successfully acquired F&C for £708m at the beginning of 2014. As those familiar with the financial world will know, a deal like this can represent the end-point of a long period of uncertainty and […]
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Coaching Days: Bootcamp for your coaching muscles

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Recently my Alliance colleague Linda and I did a Coaching Day with one of our regular clients. The day started with warm greetings – smiles, friendly hugs, familiar faces. As usual, it proved to be an intense, tiring, challenging and deeply satisfying day. The format of the day is that six people from the client […]
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Putting Her Best Foot Forward: Marty Wikstrom Leadership Profile

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Martha – widely known as Marty – Wikstrom has, in anyone’s books, achieved an enormous amount. She is a Founding Partner of Atelier Fund Management LLC and was CEO of Richemont Fashion & Accessories from 2009 until 2013. Starting out as a sales assistant at Nordstrom, she rose to the top to become President of […]
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Five reasons why photography is like coaching

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At first glance, photography and coaching may seem poles apart. But since talking to professional photographer John Cassidy, and experiencing a studio shoot with him, I’ve been reflecting on the parallels between the two. Here are five things that I think great photographers and coaches both do. Liz Gooster I like to describe myself as […]
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Investing for the future: profile of Alan Rubenstein, CEO of the Pension Protection Fund

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“If you’re leading an organisation, you have to gather the best team you can around you, a team that has shared goals and wants to build a successful organisation.” This is the view of Alan Rubenstein, CEO of The Pension Protection Fund (PPF). And it seems to have worked for him! Alan is deservedly proud […]
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