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Our thoughts and suggestions about Coaching
The secret of running a good start-up? Look in the mirror.
In any business, it’s a challenge to get a sense of perspective about how well you’re doing - as a company, and as an individual. For a start-up, it’s even more tricky. It’s unlikely any of normal structures of a big enterprise will be in place - no HR, no IT...
Why Don’t Coaches Ask Why?
Let me let you into a little secret. Coaching might seem like magic, but there are actually a set of tools and techniques that any good coach will have at his or her disposal to use during a session. One of these is great questions, and a good proportion of the...
Calling all start-ups: why you might need a walk in the park
There’s even a branch (forgive the pun) of coaching called “biomimicry”
The one useful piece of advice for startup founders
In fact, it’s a single word: “Experiment”!
A startup isn’t a business. Sorry. Not yet! A startup is a time-limited vehicle for finding out whether an idea has legs, and whether you’re the one to make it work. So in a startup, especially at an early stage, it’s really important to experiment. Form hypotheses. Have a go. Pay attention. See what worked, what didn’t. Tweak. And do it (even) better next time.
Start-ups: what kind of a leader are you?
“Through coaching, it is surprisingly quick to get a sense of your own values, qualities and what drives you”
Mindfulness and Coaching
At the start of every coaching session I do, I offer my client a moment of mindfulness. We both sit, if they want to, concentrate on our breathing, and I lead them through a short exercise to get them 'into the room' and leaving aside, for the duration of the session,...
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