Magdalena Mook, Executive Director & CEO, International Coach Federation
We all take risks in life and that’s why working with professional coaches is important; it should not be a matter of good fortune.
Magdalena...
Transforming Employee Performance One Coaching Conversation at a Time
By Brian Souza
Why is it that so many good people are such bad managers? It’s an interesting question, isn’t it? Often when I give...
Closing the Gender Gap
A growing body of research and anecdotal evidence shows a positive correlation between gender-balanced corporate leadership and organisational performance. Despite this, a significant gap...
Why Traditional Sales Training Fails Modern B2B Businesses and What to Change
By Helen Wada
Traditional sales training fails in today’s B2B markets; Helen Wada advocates coaching-based approaches that prioritise human capabilities such as curiosity, empathy, and collaboration.
In...
Winning the War for the Best Female Talent
By Christie Hunter Arscott, Lauren Noël & Douglas Ready
The International Consortium for Executive Development Research (ICEDR) identifies five key themes that emerging women leaders...
Through the Ceiling and Over the Cliff? Catch-22 for Women Executives
A new program for women executives combines business acumen with leadership development and career reflection. It’s an approach designed to strengthen the key skills...
Can mentoring and development survive the hybrid shift?
By Nathan Peart
With the hybrid model set to stay for the long run, Nathan Peart explores how companies and leaders must ensure that they properly...
Trust-Me: A Concept and Metric to Embed in Leaders, Enhancing their Effectiveness
By Simon L. Dolan, Kyle Brykman and Shay S. Tzafrir
Every leader needs to inspire trust in their followers, employees, and stakeholders. Trust is one...
The Empathy Illusion: Why AI’s Perceived Humanity Matters More Than Its Reality
By Luke Treglown
AI is transforming how we work and interact, not just through efficiency but by mimicking human qualities like personality and empathy. As...
Myths and Truths About Coaching
By Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D
Introduction
“Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.” ―Karl Ludwig Borne
During my leadership training...
Empathy: A Cornerstone in the Success of Your Company
By Dr. Anna Maria Rostomyan
IQ is a long-standing measure of a person's intelligence and, perhaps, their suitability for a given role. But it is...
Laying the Foundation
By Damian Goldvarg
While organisations may be becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of a strong coaching culture, translating this into practice is a very...
The Use of Dopamine to Enhance Resilience in a Post COVID-19 Era: Lessons From...
By Simon L. Dolan and Kyle M. Brykman
Introduction
Resilience is an emerging concept in business and psychology. Its origins are in the school of thought...
3 Reasons Saying ‘Yes’ is Stalling Your Professional Growth
By Katia Vlachos
Saying ‘yes’ too often can dilute your focus and impact, trap you in a reactive posture, and potentially lead to burnout, stalling...
How Can You Benefit From Business Coaching Sessions?
Are you an entrepreneur or just a person in the business world who wants to achieve big things and has goals? It probably means...
Moving Beyond ROI: How Can We Measure the Real Impact of People Development?
By Juliane Sterzl
Working environments remain in a state of flux for many organisations. Hybrid working and digital transformation are the two main challenges for...
Interview with Dr Bruno Cignacco on the topic “Compassion and Business”
In your new book “The Art of Compassionate Business” you talk a lot about compassion in business, why is compassion so important for business...
How to Handle a Toxic Colleague – Strategies to Protect Your Wellbeing
By Katia Vlachos
Toxic colleagues don’t always shout or sabotage openly. Often, their behavior is subtle—undermining, exclusionary, and hard to pinpoint. But the impact is...
Empowering Women through the Transformative Power of Coaching
Coaching has long been lauded as one of the most transformative learning interventions, and research indicates that women derive a host of benefits from...
Mindful Leadership: How Practicing Presence Can Elevate Your Business Game
By Josephine McGrail
Josephine McGrail explores how mindfulness can transform leadership by helping individuals return to presence, clarity, and compassion. When practiced with intention, mindfulness...
AIM for Fairness
By Chris Nichols, Philippa Hardman and Michael Chaskalson
Earlier articles in this series have introduced Team Mindfulness using the AIM model and explored how the...
Closing the Leadership Gap
By John Sutherland
Traditional leadership development programmes operate with a one-size-fits-all mentality. Below, John Sutherland argues that the key to developing the right kind of...
Leading Teams: Tools and Techniques for Successful Team Leadership from the Sports World
By Paolo Guenzi & Dino Ruta
Sport can use some managerial know-how, and managers have a lot to learn from the world of sport. Below,...
Why Finding Your Purpose is More Important than Ever
By Tim Jack Adams
If people don’t feel like they have a purpose, they tend to drift. I believe that our primary purpose needs to...
The Future-Fit Leader: The Four Essential Skills You Need Now
By Tom Preston and Luciana Nuñez
In a world defined by disruption and uncertainty, leaders must evolve or risk falling behind. In The Future-Fit Leader,...
Coaching: The Key to Your Success
Individuals and teams are turning to professional coaching for support in maximising their personal and professional potential. ICF Credential represents the gold standard in...
A Fresh Perspective
By Damian Goldvarg
Increasing numbers of individuals and organisations are discovering the powerful role that coaching can play in developing themselves. Below, Damian Goldvarg illustrates...
The Coach Route to Transformation: Helping Individuals and Organisations to Arrive at their Full...
Interview with Ms Gina Lodge CEO of The Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC)
Businesses across all industries have discovered that executive coaching is one of...
The Science Behind Positive Affirmations in Leadership Coaching
By Mat Piaggi
In today's dynamic business environment, effective leadership is more than strategic and business acumen; it encompasses the cultivation of a resilient and...
How Can You Start a Career Coaching Programme this International Coach Day?
Experts at CoachHub outline the five simple steps of the career coaching journey ahead of International Coach Day on 6th May 2022.
Career coaching has become an indispensable...
Is It Possible To Grow Your Company With Fewer Clients?
You’ve heard the old adage “less is more,” but just how true is this notion when we apply it to a business setting? For...
Meeting Expectations
By John Sutherland
Most senior teams only have one or two ways of working together and never learn to vary their approach, based on the...
The Happiness Payoff: How Employee Wellbeing Drives Business Success
By Mark Price
Employee happiness is a crucial driver of business success, enhancing productivity, loyalty, and commercial performance. Lord Mark Price, founder of WorkL, outlines...
Meditation in the Workplace: A Guide to Benefits and Integration
By Emil Bjerg, editor and journalist of The European Business Review
Meditation has gotten a lot of attention in the workplace in recent years, and...
The Financial Sector’s Guide to Employee Wellbeing
By Sarah Henson
As the year begins and we start to plan for 2024, many are setting resolutions, perhaps considering how they can prioritise health...
Leading with Care and Authenticity: Going Back to Basics with Toyama&Co.
Interview with Claudio Toyama, CEO of Toyama&Co.
In today’s time of unprecedented change, leaders who can create positive influence that reaches every level of an...
7 Things a Good Leader Should Encourage in Their Employees
In order to be a good manager, it is important that you provide a positive work environment. A big part of that is ensuring...
Different Ways to Invest in Your Employees
Your employees are the backbone of your company, as they are responsible for running various departments, such as sales, finance, and human resources. It’s...
Who Should Your Ideal Business Coach or Mentor Be?
If you’ve decided to start your own business, but don’t have any previous experience to use as guidance, then a professional business coach could...
From Burnout to Breakthrough: Why Resilience Matters and How to Create It
By Shawna Simcik
In today’s demanding corporate environment, employees are more burned out than ever. Even high-performing employees, who may continue to deliver results and...
How to Overcome Fear of Standing Out at the Workplace
By Syed Balkhi
Standing out at the workplace can be intimidating, especially if you’re an introvert. However, overcoming this fear is essential if you want...
Why Empathy is Becoming the Most Scalable Performance Technology in Business
By Melinda McCormack
Human transformation, not digital transformation, will define the next decade of leadership. The leaders who will shape the future will not be...
Luke Lazarus’ Straightforward Consulting Approach comes from Experience with Proven Success
In a highly competitive business environment, most entrepreneurs approach their startups with a man-against-world attitude. The Wall Street and startup world can be a...
The Great Disengaged: Why Re-Recruiting Your Own People is the Smartest Talent Strategy in...
By Dominic Ashley-Timms and Laura Ashley-Timms
Job hugging’ is on the rise as high retention becomes a red flag and silent productivity killer – but...
The ‘Empathy Gap’ is Costing You More Than You Think – Here’s how to...
By Daniel Murray
When failure is not an option, hope is a terrible strategy. Shouting leads to shutdown and doing the work yourself just burns...
3 Things a ‘Bento Box’ Approach Can Teach Leaders about Building a Culture of...
By Dr. Siew Fang Law and Hannes van Rensburg
“Toughen up” or “power through” mentality is no longer sufficient to build resilient leaders and leadership....
The Great Resignation
By Adrian Furnham
Many believe that the young generation is not interested in working, with some calling them the Lazy Generation. The concept of the...
Releasing the Potential of All
By Mark Anderson
How will you cultivate great leadership to drive superior performance? In this article, the author elaborates on the importance of unleashing the...
Claiming Your Value: A Key Skill for Women in Transition
By Sally Helgesen
“What’s your worth?” might be one of the more difficult questions that women, particularly in the corporate world, need to face. In...
Why Hardiness is the Psychological Edge That Turns Stress into Growth
By Dr Paul Taylor
Our modern culture has become obsessed with comfort, convenience and quick fixes. If even a hint of challenge emerges – mentally,...
