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Improving the Maternity Experience – is a golden thread of coaching the answer? by Denise Linay
Or at least part of the answer. This blog begins my exploration. As a Professional Coach I predominately coach midwives. I was a midwife. I understand the demands made on midwives. And it upsets me that these demands are increasing. A huge benefit of coaching is how its impact can cascade well beyond the person…
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Capturing Memories by Helen Rogers
For many years, when my husband and I went on holiday, we would buy a fridge magnet to remind us of where we had been. Once we got home the magnet/s were placed on the door of our fridge freezer and we took a minute to remember the place that we had visited. We were lucky enough to have…
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Walking The Salt Path – Coaching Reflections by Denise Linay
Last week I walked a section of the South-West Coast Path. Two years ago I completed St Ives to Lands End. Last year, Hayle to Newquay. And now, Minehead to Coombe Martin. 36 miles over 3 days. Doesn’t sound too onerous but much of the path is designated as ‘strenuous’ which is code for deep ascents and…
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The Importance of Values in Shaping your Ideal Life by Denise Linay
The wonderful thing about pursuing coaching as my ‘encore’ career is the huge opportunities for growth, learning, personal development. For me as well as my clients.It has me thinking all the time. What works best for my clients, what do I need to do to show up as the best version of myself. In a…
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Actions not Labels by Helen Rogers
One of the best interview questions that I have heard was in fact not one, but two questions. A Part 1 and a Part 2, if you like. The first part was standard and straightforward: “What kind of leader would you say you are?” This in my experience is a common question, and it gives the interviewee the opportunity to…
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Extraordinary Well-being = Extraordinary Success by Denise Linay
Extraordinary well-being = extraordinary success. Not my words but those of Tim Gallwey, author of The Inner Game of Tennis and ‘a pre-eminent thinker in performance improvement and organisational change.’ I was viewing a short video which offered to explain the differences between life coaching and executive coaching. I’m currently studying the latter for a…
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Celebrate your strengths, don’t get hung up on your weaknesses by Naomi Dixon
“The person you’re supposed to be is you. Get better at being you and be the best you that you can be” Wisdom in Leadership, Craig Hamilton. There are two important premises to what I’d like to share: Having completed my first degree five years ago and having worked in various jobs, sectors, and countries in the years…
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Campaigning for Success by Breedagh Hughes
Throughout my twenty years as the Northern Ireland (NI) Director of the RCM, I campaigned on a wide variety of issues. To plan and execute a campaign you must have a clear vision of what you want to achieve and when; you must be able to distinguish between campaigns which are long term and those which require speed and agility; you must ensure that you have access to…
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When Bad Things Happen by Helen Rogers
For the first time in months I recently found myself returning to London. The purpose was to meet friends, do a little shopping and just relax. John Lewis, Daunts’ bookshop and Regent’s Park were definitely on my go-to list. Unknown to me, there was going to be a surprising and unwelcome addition to that list. On the first evening, whilst walking…
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Stop DOING coaching! Just BE (…a coach) by Tim Segaller
Human beings love to learn. But sometimes when we go all-out to develop new skills and then practise them perfectly – according to a set of rules – we can end up getting in our own way. Our intense striving to ‘do’ it right can become counterproductive. I believe this can be the biggest obstacle…
