CCS (or Career Counselling Services to give them their full title) is the organisation I did my career coach training with many, many, years ago. Twice a year alumni who have trained with CCS come together to exchange knowledge, ideas and experiences as part of our continuous professional development. We were also lucky enough to
Building trust in teams is a skill that can require careful management. But it’s well worth doing.  According to a survey by management consulting company Willis Towers Watson, any organisation that has ‘high trust’, “outperforms low-trust organisations by 286%.” That’s an impressive statistic. But what are the secrets to building trust? And how do you effectively
Talent Development Mistakes  – Have you ever made them? I have a confession to make. Even with decades of talent development experience, I have, in the past, let my own employees down. Talent Development Mistakes | How Career Conversations can Help I’ll never forget the time one of my best employees, Roby, asked to see me.Â
In this episode of the Talent Development Mastery Podcast, Antoinette talks to Clodagh O’Reilly, Workforce Science & Analytics Practice Leader, EMEA Smarter Workforce, IBM about Leadership Empowerment.
If like me, you have family members at University, you’ll be aware the academic year is over for the summer. Young men and women are returning home relieved that exams are over and making plans for the freedom of the weeks ahead. The end of the academic year marks an ending for me too. For the
A good mentoring relationship relies on both the mentor and the mentee. Â To support the mentoring relationship from the mentee’s point of view, I’ve collected my 10 top tips on how to get the best from a mentor. The relationship between a mentor and a mentee is a vital one, for both parties. But, as
Why Coaching Works infographic by Stephanie Wright of swrightcreative for the International Coach Federation.
Another week. Another Conference. Last week I was at HR Vision 2015 in Amsterdam and there I found a number of key leadership development insights What is HR Vision? HR Vision is a series of conferences for senior level HR executives. It’s held twice a year – In Amsterdam and London. And it’s designed to
One of our clients is a large nature conservation charity. A manager at the charity contacted us to ask for help with developing more partnership working between his team and others.  He was hoping for an external facilitator to design and run a workshop he had planned for his team.He described the problem he
I spent yesterday at the iconic Sage Centre in Gateshead attending a conference called Thinking Digital. What is Thinking Digital? Thinking Digital is for those who are curious about how technology is shaping our future. It is the brainchild of Herb Kim who launched the first Thinking Digital conference in 2008. This was the 4th annual
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