Sharing my experiences and insights from a range of companies I work with to help you to apply powerful tools and techniques to your main HR, OD or internal communications priorities, from taking organisations through change through to building a new corporate culture.  Plus my own views about people management and wellbeing..

February 2011 - Mental Illness - Why is it still a source of amusement for some? 

Many managers I train in coaching skills find the idea of finding someone to practise on a little daunting. Understandably it could feel a bit odd if you were talking to someone and they suddenly ask the question "Could I coach you on this?"  However,  just by having a coaching conversation you can help someone to do even better thinking, which is what coaching aims to achieve. So what does this mean?

http://linda-aspey.blogspot.com/2010/09/can-you-coach-when-youre-not-in.html

 
March 2010 - Therapy and Coaching - What's the Difference?

There are many debates on this subject in the coaching and therapy worlds - here are some of my thoughts (as posted on a coaching forum on yahoo groups some time back).

http://linda-aspey.blogspot.com/2010/03/therapy-and-coaching-whats-difference.html

February 2010  - Solution Focused Management

We’ve all said it – “If only people came to me with solutions not problems!” Yet when something goes wrong, sometimes it’s just human nature to focus on the negative. The Solution Focused Approach may be just the answer you need.

http://linda-aspey.blogspot.com/2010/03/solution-focused-management.html