For years I have been fascinated by the law of attraction. The well known book The Secret and the film What the Bleep Do We Know!? got me further down the rabbit hole. Meanwhile Lynne McTaggart helped me keep my head as I discovered the science of entanglement. When I connected these two dots…the new age woo woo with the hard evidence I was hooked. But…and there is a big but, I couldn’t seem to harness this powerful energy.
Sure I noticed greater synchronicity
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Every individual wants to understand how to be at their best more often. Although sometimes they are afraid to admit it. A corporate athlete, aiming for personal bests – managing their energy not their time. If the wi-fi signal permits I’ll be sharing this posting with you on route to the CIPD’s Annual Conference and Exhibition. By UK standards it is probably the biggest gathering of these corporate athletes.
I am lucky enough to be presenting this year, hoping to bring these athletes
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Coaching is merely an input, the main prize lies with performance. How can we develop optimal performance via coaching? This is why every coaching programme needs direction, evidence, science, intention, authenticity, readiness, energy, assessment and sustainability. This is a new paradigm of learning because we focus on state, not skills development. The development of state is universal, whereas the development of skills is dependent on individual needs and competence. It can be hit and miss at best. One’s state is the ‘on ramp’ to
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Here’s the bad news – most coaching programmes are not delivering their full potential. At worst coaching is broken. But the good news is we can fix that, as long as we are willing to disrupt traditional thinking. Probably challenging our own thinking along the way. The process of coaching has developed into a procession. One that doesn’t make sense – expensive and time consuming.
In this short video I present my ideas for hacking the process so that we can
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There are many different ways you can use our services – to search for and
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In my last posting I talked about positioning resources as the foundation of culture change initiatives. Even if a strategy and business case for embedding change has been developed it can still feel like a daunting prospect. A top down effort to shift mindsets across an organisation is no mean feat. Which is why I also recommend working bottom up with individuals and teams. Seek out a few rogues who can influence the culture change.
Back to our coaching cultures example, individuals need to
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When you develop organisational culture there is no need for a fireworks display or a big bang to launch any new initiatives. In truth you have already started, because the change in some shape or form is already being practiced. The key aim to culture work is providing a bit more form. Gather some resources; read, listen or watch. This is akin to stocking the shelves in a shop, without it you haven’t got any products and the shop front window is
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This week I was lucky enough to chair the CIPD’s Coaching for Business Performance Conference. The event really resonated with me in my own search to gather amazing content and connections that can help individuals boost their performance levels. Jeremy Snape an Ex-England cricketer quickly introduced flow states with personal examples from his career. Where it went well, and not so well…
The idea of perceived challenge versus perceived coping skills is an important area to navigate. To do this Jeremy talked
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I hope you’ll thank me for this posting. Not just a casual, passing thanks. But something more meaningful. Gratitude that can boost your energy levels. An appreciation that can help you overcome life’s challenges.
You can document your heartfelt thanks, or let the applause run through your head. Recognise what you and others have done, or might do.
To make the most of this technique I encourage you to consider what you are immediately grateful for on a physical, emotional and intellectual level.
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Despite the electronic age, journaling and writing seems to be making a bit of a comeback. Tactile and memorable. This second flow hack encourages us to dust off our notepad and pens, and tackle 3 stages of free writing.
Write – a question that needs answers, something that is on your mind and needs to be let loose. Secondly, incubate and leave this question be. Allow time for the ink to dry, and come back when you are ready. Settle and
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