Habit change

By |2026-01-11T19:23:11+00:00April 13, 2020|Categories: Leadership|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

Systems thinking hub

By |2026-01-11T19:23:27+00:00April 13, 2020|Categories: Complexity & Systems thinking|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

Comfort Zone

By |2026-01-11T19:23:28+00:00April 12, 2020|Categories: Executive Coaching, Leadership, Models|Tags: , |

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

By |2026-01-11T19:23:28+00:00April 12, 2020|Categories: Executive Coaching, Models|Tags: , |

A practical introduction to Edward de Bono’s Direct Attention Thinking Tools (DATT), explaining how they support clearer thinking, better decisions and more deliberate problem solving.

Feedback models for leaders: practical frameworks for giving, receiving and embedding feedback

By |2026-01-11T19:23:28+00:00March 21, 2020|Categories: Executive Coaching, Leadership, Models|Tags: , , , |

This hub brings together practical feedback models and resources to help leaders give constructive feedback, handle difficult conversations and improve performance without damaging trust.

Change Grid Certification – Business Coaching

By |2026-01-11T19:23:11+00:00March 21, 2020|Categories: Executive Coaching, Leadership, Models|Tags: , |

  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 [...]

Online facilitation – Tips for participants

By |2026-01-11T19:22:44+00:00March 20, 2020|Categories: Facilitation|Tags: , , , |

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

By |2026-01-11T19:23:29+00:00March 17, 2020|Categories: Executive Coaching|Tags: , |

  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 [...]

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