Notes from coaching interview with Diana Ideus
Notes written as I listened to Diana Ideus on "No One Listens Like Coaches Listen"
Notes from coaching interview with Cherie Silas
Notes written as I listened to Cherie Silas on "Introduction to systems coaching: What is it and how is it different than coaching individuals"
Notes from coaching interview with Ben Koh
Notes written as I listened to Dr Ben Koh on "Transcendent - Coaching in the Moment"
Zoom cheat sheet
A double sized document to help trainers and facilitators get the best out of Zoom
Ia Brix – Visual Templates webinar
A series of sketchnotes from a session by Ia Brix on designing and using visual templates.
Move toward the fear
A sketchnote on the role of fear in facilitation from the book The Collaboration Code
Trust in the Process
A sketchnote on the role of trust in the process of facilitation
Scan Focus Act – Facilitation Method
The Scan Focus Act facilitation model in a sketchnote summary - Taken from The Collaboration Code book series
Conscious co-facilitation
A sketchnote on how to do solid co-facilitation from the book series The Collaboration Code
Approach to facilitation
A sketchnote on an approach to facilitation outlines in The Collaboration Code book series
Facilitation physical environment
A series of sketchnotes on the role of the physical environment in facilitation and how to design for its use
Habit change
This "hub" page contains a range of resources around habit change. In order you will find sketch notes, book summaries and then articles - all denoted by different icons I have been a big fan of BJ Foggs work for quite a few years now and have written blog posts on his ideas previously. He has recently launched a [...]
Collaboration tools
Resources for effective collaboration
Systems thinking hub
This page is a "hub" page of resources around systems thinking. It is not meant to be authoritative nor definitive, but should hopefully give those interested in Systems Thinking a head start on learning about systems thinking. There are many "flavours" or methodologies of systems thinking. Here I aim to provide a general overview. So what is systems thinking? I like [...]
1st attempt at a Sketchnote
As part of working towards my goal of becoming a graphic scribe, I am looking to start sketch noting. This is a pretty practical skill to have for my work and for the study of my MA. Here is my first attempt, which is a summary of the book by Perry Holley “Repeat the Remarkable” Having done this and reviewed my first attempt, [...]
The Performance equation
This is the fourth, in an occasional series, of articles around key concepts that have had a signifiant impact on me as a business leader, person, coach, trainer and facilitator. I originally came across the concept of the inner game and the performance long before I even knew what coaching was and far before I got trained as a professional coach. [...]
Comfort Zone
This is the fifth in a series of articles around key concepts that have impacted me personally and professionally over the course of my career. I cam across the phrase of comfort zone early in my career when working at Plas-Y-Brenin, The National Centre for Mountain Activities in Snowdonia North Wales. All instructors were asked to stretch course participants out of their [...]
DeBono – Direct Attention Thinking Tools
This is the third of ten blog articles around concepts that have had a significant on me as a manager, leaders, coach and facilitator. When considering to change career in my very early twenties and get into working in people performance improvement in organisation I wandered into Gibraltar's only book shop at that time. The management section was pretty thin, but [...]
Stop – Challenge – Choose
This is the second of ten blog articles around concepts that have had a significant on me as a manager, leaders, coach and facilitator. “Stop, Challenge and Choose” is a powerful concept that I learnt back in 1994, when working with a client to deliver an 18,000 person training programme in 18 months. The programme was based around the work developed [...]
Circle of Control
This is the first of a series of blog pieces around what I consider to be the most essential concepts I have come across in the course of my 20 years as a manager, leader, trainer, coach. The first of these is attributed to the great author Stephen Covey, and comes from his book, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. [...]
Twitter for facilitators
As International Facilitation Week ramps up, I wanted to contribute by trying to connect more facilitators globally together through Twitter. In order to do this, I thought I would share my experience of Twitter by creating this short Frequently Asked Questions guide. Its aim is to help facilitators understand what twitter is and how you they can leverage its use: 1) [...]
canvas collection – home
A collection of visual canvases
Brain fitness – Sketchnote
A sketchnote on brain fitness and how to improve it based on a webinar from Dr André Vermeulen
PIGS – Sketchnotes
A sketchnote on PIGS: Post It Graphic (Recording) System developed by Dario Paniagua - The post also includes a few example PIGS.
Complexity Chaos and Covid-19 – Sketchnotes
This blog articles shares three sketch notes from an online moderated discussion held by Cognitive Edge
Finding your Campfire – Webinar sketchnotes
Three sketchnotes on the webinars by Julian Stodd looking at remote working
Loneliness in remote working
This post shares some resources to support dealing with issues around loneliness and remote working
Online service scope
An overview of my online / remote service offering in a simple PDF.
Fast Train Leadership & Sales
90 Minute online / remote training sessions ran LIVE by myself - an overview of the service offering
Feedback models hub
A range of models and resources on feedback including AID model
AID Feedback model
Feedback is one of the most powerful tools a leader has, yet it is also one of the most misused. Too often feedback becomes a list of instructions or a judgement that leaves people passive rather than energised. This post explores a simple but effective framework, the AID feedback model — and shows how leaders can shift from telling to asking. The result is feedback that not only corrects or praises, but also builds reflection, ownership, and genuine growth.
STORM Mnemonic – Engagement
In preparation for a programme in October on Strategy Execution for Senior Leaders, I have been reading "Seven Strategy Questions: A simple approach for better execution" by Robert Simons, and it had an acronym on it that I liked for leadership engagement. The acronym was developed at the cosmetics company Mary Kay to espouse their beliefs about motivation. Their workers, principally [...]
Change Grid Certification – Business Coaching
Yesterday (Wednesday 3rd July 2013) I completed my ChangeWorks ChangeGrid Certification. What is ChangeWorks®? ChangeWorks is a system that applies the principles, insights, tools and techniques of “Tension Management” to supporting the change process at the individual, team and organizational levels. The focus of ChangeWorks is measuring, monitoring and managing the levels of "productive tension" the individual or population is [...]
Social Styles Certified – Business Coaching
A brief overview of Social Styles Model
Business Coaching Tools
THIS is a sample of business coaching tools I developed in 2013 that I have used over the course of my coaching practice. They can be used outside of Business Coaching, but this is my primary are of work. Coaching does not have to be pure conversation. As a coach I often ask people to draw, culture and doodle. The activities [...]
Virtual Facilitation – Visual prompts
This week I have come across a couple of different resources which may be of interest for those involved in virtual facilitation or learning. The first are printouts that allow participants to interact through the use of the colourful cards. Head HERE to get a print out. Thanks to Deb Aoki for sharing the link to these.. The second is a [...]
Online facilitation – Tips for participants
I am currently involved in helping a range of clients shift their facilitated meetings and training courses to online. Online facilitation can be more effective and productive if everyone is focused and making the best use of technology. Here are 10 tips I have prepared for those being a participant on a live virtual delivery session. 1. Maximise bandwidth - switch [...]
Will it help? Circle of control – Covey
Welcome to the new blog! I am in the process of transitioning my old website to here and so this is the first post of what will I hope be my professional home for the next 20 years or so. I am still in set up mode, so apologies for the messy site. Today I was thinking about the concern [...]