I was forwarded an interesting article recently on Well Being and began to read with my normal amount of skepticism on the subject, eat less, take more time off, be careful how much alcohol you consume….however the article posed an interesting concept of well-being as a skill and not just a mind-set. The link provided […]
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will give people more control over their personal information when it is passed into law in 2018, this will supersede the current UK’s outdated Data Protection Act, which was drafted way back in the 1990’s. Whilst a good thing for us as consumers, what challenges might these changes mean to your organisation? In […]
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One of the biggest challenges my clients face today is the difficulty in recruiting and retaining good quality staff that will help them to grow their businesses. It’s difficult for SMEs to recruit and retain staff when they have to compete with larger organisations that are able to offer higher wages and more […]
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I am delighted to have Sheila Stokes White attending and she will provide a CPD event on ‘The Ethical Mentor – Creating and developing the ethical environment’ This workshop will introduce some of the ethical challenges and dilemmas which face us all and provide tools to address these issues in organisational practice. Drawing […]
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Do you recall the character that Bill Murray plays in the movie Groundhog Day, cynical and grumpy weather forecaster Phil Connors finds himself trapped in a time loop while covering the ritual of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, until he learns that he must change his behaviour, the days just keep repeating themselves. I draw […]
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International Standards for Mentoring and Coaching Programmes It is fantastic news that EMCC International has launched its new accreditation, the International Standards for Mentoring and Coaching Programmes (ISMCP). This new award recognises organisations designing, delivering and evaluating mentoring and/or coaching programmes either in-house or externally. It has been designed as a process to support an […]
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Well the first meeting came and went and we had a fantastic evening with a presentation by DR Ranjit Manghnani on a less well known version of our profession, Reverse Mentoring. This was followed by an excellent introduction to the International Standard for Mentoring and Coaching Programme (ISMCP)from Dr Julie Haddock-Millar. Feedback from our attendees […]
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EMCC Thames Valley Network meeting 21st November Agenda I am happy to share the outline for the forthcoming meeting on the 21st November. As well as a chance to network with peer coaches, mentors and supervisors, we are delighted to have in attendance Dr Julie Haddock-Millar who will talk about the launch of the […]
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I am incredibly excited about working with my colleague and peer coach, Dr Ranjit Manghnani who runs Guru Coaching www.gurucoaching.webs.com and taking on the role to manager and run the EMCC Thames Valley Network Group. The EMCC exists to develop, promote and set the expectation of best practice in mentoring and coaching across Europe and […]
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News Update: 23 May 2012: £200 million programme delivers growth support for England’s most ambitious small businesses. (Source:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/growthaccelerator-for-small-businesses) Growth Accelerator has launched today, designed to help up to 26,000 of England’s brightest businesses achieve their ambition and potential. The new partnership between the government and the private sector will see proven business experts working with companies to […]
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