Agile leadership development in the workplace. What is it? And how could it help you? Do you have tasks on your to-do list that never quite get done? Are you stuck in a cycle of short-term thinking that never lets you see beyond the end of the week? Or even, when things really heat up,
There is something wonderfully inspiring about meeting strangers and feeling like you’ve known them forever within hours. That’s what happened to me a couple of weeks ago when I had the pleasure of presenting at the International Mentoring Association Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. I guess that’s the power of bringing together 120 people who are
Let’s face it good executive coaching is not cheap. But it can be invaluable. Investing a few hours and a few thousand pounds can deliver significant increases in productivity and returns of hundreds of thousands of pounds. As long as the leader in question takes full advantage of the opportunity and makes the most of their
According to the CIPD’s 2014 ‘Employee Outlook Survey’ 22% of employees are looking for a new job. That’s almost a quarter of the workforce. According to the same survey, “a lack of opportunity” was the main reason people gave as to why they had left their jobs over the past 12 months. That’s a lot
At the beginning of 2015, a large financial services organisation contacted me to ask for help with how to engage employees through career conversations. They wanted to upskill their in-house coaches with the skills to talk to employees about their careers. They had a pool of about 40 managers who make up their internal coaching
Are you interested in introducing Mentoring as part of your Talent Development Strategy? Would you like to learn the best practices in mentoring and discover the tools and strategies that can make it a success? If the answer is yes, you may like to join me at the 2015 International Mentoring Association Conference in Phoenix,
Antoinette Oglethorpe talks to the Association of Coaching Supervisors about Coaching to Develop Talent and the Implications for Supervision.
It’s no wonder managers can find it hard to have career conversations with employees. Time pressures, office politics and egos can all get in the way. We all know it’s good to talk. But, let’s face it. Opening up a conversation about a sensitive issue like career progression can weigh heavily on even the most
Antoinette Oglethorpe talks to Clare Norman about her experience in Accenture of using Transition Coaching to facilitate organisational change.
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