Following Kate Mathers' previous blog on ‘Mindfulness at the heart of coaching’, she now explores how mindfulness and coaching can increase performance and wellbeing in organisations. “The Australian workforce is overwhelmed by high stress levels… 65% of employees report ‘moderate to high stress levels’ 41% of...
Paula Feathers shares with us a profound and honest reflection on her experience with cancer and how it has allowed her to invigorate her ability to coach. The handy alliteration allows me to link two seemingly unrelated words. And mostly, to be honest, they have little...
Kate Mathers, IECL’s Principal Mindfulness Trainer reflects on how mindfulness can enrich coaching engagements and the coach’s ability to manage themselves, their emotional state and their responses and reactions to their counterpart. “Being present allows us to dance in the moment, just this moment… To...
With R U OK? Day coming up next month, Mandy Geddes, IECL's General Manager, Education takes a look at mental health in our workplaces, and challenges if we as a society ask enough questions about our workplaces to check that they are safe places to work...
Do you know someone under the age of 35 who is looking to ignite their leadership potential or could this be you? We are looking for 24 aspiring leaders to take part in our 2017 Ignites program. We will provide participants with a platform to develop, connect, learn and be inspired...
How many opportunities are wasted with conversations that don't take a coaching approach? I recently attended my son's Year 10 Career Session. The process itself was really good " three separate diagnostic tools to understand personality, competency and interests, followed by a 30 minute face to...
Research shows people tend to have one of two sets of beliefs that create a mindset about work, learning & their abilities: fixed mindset or growth mindset....
We used a 360° instrument to analyse President Trump's leadership style (in his own words). Here's what we found using a Circumplex from Human Synergistics....
In a multicultural society, diversity is ever present in both our personal and work life. In the workplace, diversity refers to the variety of differences between people which encompasses race, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, cognitive style, sexual preference, tenure, organisational function, education, background and...
In February, I had the pleasure of joining my fellow IECL Alumni members in Sydney for a fascinating evening with Dr Sarah McKay on the topic of "The Best of Neuroscience for Coaches". Sarah is an increasingly influential brain health commentator, PhD neuroscientist, and author...
