Rio 2016: What can be learned from coaching in sport?

Hill Tribe CEO James Leavold describes how sports coaching inspired him to become a business coach.

Coaching in the workplace – the Generation Game (Part 1)

This week I was reminded of one of my favourite articles written about coaching. Even though it’s three years old it still resonates. In the piece entitled: ‘Why coaching is the second fastest growing industry in the world’ *(I’m not sure of the first!), writer and Coach Lisa Berkovitz explains that the old script for… read more >>

Coaching skills builder – Stage 3

This blog covers the final steps of my Coaching Skills builder. This is a long one, but hopefully it provides a lot of useful information. (For the previous steps, please visit: http://www.thehilltribe.co.uk/coaching-skills-builder-stage-1/ and:  http://www.thehilltribe.co.uk/coaching-skills-builder-stage-2/ ) To deliver planned coaching, either as a coach or manager, it is worth devoting time to get comfortable with the steps… read more >>

Coaching skills builder – Stage 2

In last week’s blog I introduced the idea of a ‘skills builder’ for coaching. My motivation, as a trainer of coaching, is to provide a personalised route to progress for anybody interesting in developing coaching skills. The ‘builder’ is designed to allow different entry points, whatever the ability, current level of skill and resources available… read more >>

Coaching skills builder – Stage 1

After delivering a recent training session on Coaching Skills – aimed principally at leaders and managers – it occurred to me that willingness and ability to learn to coach is dictated by a number of factors. The most notable ones are as follows: The desire, motivation and ability to take on the skills. The time… read more >>