Psychoanalytic approaches to coaching, leadership and culture
This short essay by Dr Simon Western addresses Jacques Lacan’s famous comment “don’t give up on your desire”. The first part discusses the meaning of this statement, and also how it is misread. The second part offers a coaching case study to show a practical application. “Don’t give up on your desire” is often misunderstood as a…
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End of an era …
It is with great sadness that we have to announce that having designed, developed and run the only NLP based Masters degree in the world for the last 14 years, we have to say good bye to it. We have had over 400 international graduates through 4 universities, and once again the university and political…
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NLP is not Coaching
I have been reflecting with some strong concerns on the relationship between NLP and Coaching and conclude that NLP is not Coaching, albeit that some NLP techniques can be effectively utilised as part of the Coach’s toolkit. The very nature of coaching is to work with a client from present to future state, and not…
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Thoughts for the start of 2016 …..
As we enter a new year in the complex world in which we live, I am mindful of the amount of stress many of our clients are trying to work through in their professional lives alone, on top of the complications of home challenges and world events. Last year, a client started his coaching session by…
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TPS’s Skype coaching, mentoring and coach supervision service
Following recent concerns about security and travel, within Europe and especially in cities, The Performance Solution has expanded our Skype coaching, mentoring and coach supervision service. Our professionally qualified coaches are now available for Skype appointments and these are being offered at preferential rates to take account of reduced travel time and costs. Several…
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Accredited Advanced Diploma in Coach Training
The Performance Solution are delighted to have been awarded Accredited Advanced Diploma in Coach Training status by the Association for Coaching. This award is for the combined Higher Professional Coaching Certificate Level 1 and Higher Professional Coaching Certificate Level 2 Programmes. We will be listed on the Association for Coaching website as offering an AC…
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Locating Myself: A Biographical narrative of work by Simon Western
When coaching leaders, I often found that they felt a little dislocated, out of place in this fast moving world. The first task of my coaching work, focused on locating them, helping them re-discover their place, to feel more grounded and located in their networks. After which they were better positioned to take up leadership…
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Built on purpose: Telling your company’s story
By Steve Fuller on Feb 19, 2015 Communicating the reason your company is in business – other than to turn a profit – can transform the fortunes of your brand; While the rest of retail banking world has been struggling, Triodos Bank has seen the number of its customer accounts grow 144% in the last four years. The…
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The Three Brains of Leadership
The Three Brains of Leadership – harnessing the wisdom of the head, heart and gut brains for generative and adaptive leadership By Marvin Oka and Grant Soosalu The complex issues and adaptive challenges facing organizations today require a far more generative response than simply devising innovative strategies and new business models. New strategies developed and…
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