One Year On What Can We Learn From Lehman Brothers?

In an article provided by Hogan Assessments in the USA, Personality and Financial Management*, they look at the personality of the CEO at the time of the Lehman Brothers collapse and point to some of the actions he took which ultimately led to its demise.

10 Top Tools For Coaching

What Is Coaching All About?

On October 3rd 2009 Gillian Jones and Ro Gorell's book 50 Top Tools For Coaching goes on sale. Already on Amazon's pre-order list and featured number 1 latest hot release in their Training section - just pipped to the post this week - we've launched our DVD: 10 Top Tools For Coaching.

If you've ever wondered what Coaching is all about then go to this page

http://tinyurl.com/10tools

and sign up for 10 three minute videos that show our top 10 coaching tools.

The Great Wall Of China

I once commented that a new office refurbishment was like the Great Wall of China; completely negating the open plan concept by erecting three meeting rooms where none had been previously.

It was only when I saw the Great Wall on holiday three weeks ago that I realised how significant that comment was.

What's It Like To Be Coached?

Extreme Coaching Have you ever wondered what coaching is all about? Well now you can see a coaching session in action. Kate Burton, a successful author of 3 books including Neuro- Linguistic Programming for Dummies and Building Self- Confidence For Dummies, agreed to be my client.

What Happens When the Recession is Over?

So a thought occurred to me last week - what happens when the recession is over? At the moment we're still brow beating and looking to blame. Today it's the MPs' expenses that are in the frame. Next week it will be something different.

But all this talk about who's to blame, how deep the recession will get, whether or not house prices have reached the bottom, yadda yadda leaves me wondering if anyone has got their eye to the future. What will happen when we start to see the green shoots of the 'new economy'?

Are You An Independent Thinker?

All of us believe that at some level we are independent thinkers. Well are we really? In many social situations the majority of people will look for someone who is similar or the same or who has shared views and beliefs. This is true in any social setting, whether it's a party, a meeting even seats on a train. We all look for the markers that say "this person is 'like me'".

Conversation In A Coffee Shop

Well, I've just got back from a writing workshop this afternoon and felt inspired to share my musings. We were set a task to incorporate dialogue so let's listen in on a conversation between Kirby Muxloe and Graham Partridge:


"Hey Graham, how's it going?"
Graham put down his coffee and looked up to see his old friend Kirby standing enthusiastically by the side of the table.

"Great, why don't you join me?"

As Kirby pulled up his chair he noticed a colourful book on the coffee table which Graham had surreptitiously closed when he saw him.