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The value of 1,000 notebooks

Let’s start by looking at the cost of 1,000 colleagues taking notes in a paper notebook. Say you have 1,000 employees who earn an average of £20 an hour and they spend 30 minutes a week writing notes in a … Continue reading

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You have 10 seconds to impress

That’s not long to impress a visitor to your web pages. But that is the amount of time you have to show your visitors that there is something of interest and worth sticking around for. This figure is an average … Continue reading

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Crowdsourcing galaxies

[Picture credit: davedehetre] Social tools and networks enable crowdsourcing more easily than ever before. On a micro scale people throw out questions to Twitter or Facebook friends or pin items of shared interest to Pinterest boards. On a much grander … Continue reading

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1,000 TED talks in 6 words

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Common content for the whole enterprise – a wild dream?

What if . . .? Colleagues had thinking, finding and sharing time as a part of their job? Shared useful bits about their job on a regular basis? Had a view of what other colleagues were reading, creating, sharing? Could … Continue reading

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The neuroscience experiments at #EMCCUK

Chris Samsa ran a session on neuroscience in coaching at the European Mentoring and Coaching Council symposium. I captured both experiments in a vintage style using the 8mm app on my iphone 4. Turn up the sound as Chris provides … Continue reading

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Interview with Catherine Sandler on psychodynamic approaches to coaching

I managed to get a quick interview with Catherine Sandler on why psychodynamic appraoches are important in coaching. Catherine Sandler on psychodynamic approaches to coaching (mp3) I also wrote this post about Catherine’s session earlier today.

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David Megginson’s #emccuk full-time round-up

One of the founders of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, Prof David Megginson, reviews this afternoon’s sessions at the symposium of the EEMC. David Megginson”s #emccuk full-time round-up (mp3) Here is the review of the morning sessions.

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Beware the ego in coaching

Julie Starr has just delivered a session on the ego and its influence on coaches. She started by asking delegates to split into pairs and each answer the question ‘Who are you?’ There then followed a discussion about the challenges … Continue reading

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Half time review of #emccuk by David Megginson

One of the founders of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, Prof David Megginson, reviews this morning’s sessions at the symposium of the EEMC. Half time review of #emcc by David Megginson (mp3)

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