It’s Not About The Coach – free audio interview

Written by Stuart Haden on September 25, 2013

I am always keen to embrace new media and when I signed up to speak to this years Euro Coach List conference I was delighted when they asked me to do a short recorded interview previewing my speaking engagement. Better still here it is, all set for you to enjoy….

http://eclconference.com/session2013/193

My friends Coen de Groot, Amechi Udo and Lindsey Reed are the brains and brawn behind the conference. Naturally it is an an opportunity to learn, share and connect with people

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I blog therefore I am…committed to your personal development

Written by Stuart Haden on September 20, 2013

I hope you have enjoyed my postings over the last few weeks. To tie in with the launch of my book (It’s Not About The Coach) I rebranded and overhauled the website. A big feature of this has also been these blog postings. Now that you’ve experienced a few (you are in my small and intimate database because you have emailed me or I have emailed you) let me tell you what my intentions are…

Every posting has to relate to

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Authentic Leaders – are you under the influence?

Written by Stuart Haden on September 17, 2013

Welcome to my first vlog (5:16 mins) – where I proudly share my trusty Star of Influence.

It’s a great model that opens up influencing to include both push and pull styles. 6 behaviours are described in all but the precision can be found in executing the ‘pushiest of the push’ and the ‘pulliest of the pull’ approaches.

I applied these philosophies to get me out of a very tight spot once. A quick bit of listening and questioning allowed me to

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Are you a generative coach?

Written by Stuart Haden on September 11, 2013

Generative music is a term popularized by Brian Eno to describe music that is ever-different, changing, and that Why is created by a system. I downloaded his app Bloom HD and have been a fan of this concept ever since. Given the element of control the user has (to generate the Какие music in their own unique way) equates to music that seems to be in sync with moods and attitudes. This is a simple post

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Why authentic leaders deserve an Oscar

Written by Stuart Haden on September 5, 2013

I have just watched my film of the year, Upstream Color – a thriller written, directed, and produced by Shane Carruth (best known for his 2004 debut Primer). I can’t really begin to describe it you but it is certainly hypnotic, engaging, complex and beautiful. Worth a look, not an explanation. I would hesitate in hoping for Oscar recognition, in the cheap mlb jerseys same way that authentic leaders might not need this conventional accolade. A day after

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