When you coach, or use a coaching style to lead and manage people, how often do you stop to consider the purpose of your questions? For...

Changes in the coaching market continue apace (The two-hour coaching session’s a thing of the past). The demand for half-hour sessions is...

The Five-Minute Coach coaching framework includes a secret weapon to help get things done – a fast and easy way to create a plan of action.

Empowering, delegating and supporting your team members to learn, take on more responsibility and increase their contribution is an...

In these challenging times how do we stay energised and enthused about work, job searches, education or much else? There’s much talk of...

Coaching in an organisational context has evolved and developed in many ways over the last two decades. Two of the leading trends as we ente

In what coaching scenarios shouldn’t I use the Five-Minute Coach? It seems there is no definitive answer.

When thoughts and feelings are expressed through words, what’s revealed is often a whole lot more than we may be aware we are divulging.

In many sectors career paths are not as clear as they once were. Organisations are flatter and the number of positions between division

It’s that time of year when New Year's resolutions begin to unravel. The days are short and cold, motivation drops and good intentions start

Meetings can have a powerful start when the outcome question is used: "And what would you like to have happen?"

So often in life when conversations come to a halt, people hold a tension around the resulting silence. The discomfort can compel us to

Bringing a coaching style into our conversations is easy to do and can be very impactful. Using just one simple Five-Minute Coach...

Unless you have a photographic memory, you'll need to write down the words of your coachee when using the Five-Minute Coach

One very powerful, often underused leadership skill essential for meaningful and useful conversations is listening. Not the kind of

Although it’s generally important to use the other person’s words when asking Five-Minute Coach questions, there are times when it is really

Our eyes tell a story. Some say that eyes are windows to the soul. They certainly play a significant role in interpersonal communications.