by ab-intus | Mar 31, 2026 | Coaching, Useful Coaching Information
Coaching contracting is foundational to providing a great coaching experience and achieving meaningful coaching outcomes for all parties. Having trained and supervised hundreds of people through their coaching qualifications it is the contracting element which often... 
by ab-intus | Mar 30, 2026 | Coaching, Leadership
I have written before that leaders donāt need to be coaches per say, just have good coaching skills. What I have noticed is that so many leaders and managers operate at quite a transactional level. Their time, focus, listening and exploration with employees... 
by ab-intus | Mar 5, 2026 | Leadership, Management
Leadership development and selection focuses a lot on skills and behaviours required, which is fair enough, but what about āleadership characterā? Surely it is leadership character which underpins leadership thinking and behaviours? Understanding leadership character... 
by ab-intus | Feb 25, 2026 | Coaching, Leadership
Examine the majority of leadership development in organisations and by providers, and you will find that most of them offer nothing but a token gesture towards coaching skills development. Half a day maximum is offered to training leaders and managers in it. Many... 
by ab-intus | Dec 4, 2025 | Coaching, Leadership
Having helped hundreds of leaders achieve their coaching qualifications, it is always fascinating to me hearing leaderās language around coaching. Even those who have been fully trained in coaching, it is very common to hear phrases like: āI went into coaching modeā...