by Angela Spaxman | Sep 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” –Oliver Wendell Holmes, US author & physician (1809 – 1894) An “ah ha” moment is one of the most interesting and exciting events in learning. When...
by Angela Spaxman | Aug 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
“It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.” –Oliver Wendell Holmes US author & physician (1809 – 1894) Last month’s article “Listening Like a Coach” discusses the value of...
by Angela Spaxman | Jul 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” –Dr Karl Menninger, Psychiatrist and Author One of my clients...
by Angela Spaxman | Jun 1, 2006 | Living and Working in Hong Kong
(for the Hong Kong TradeDevelopment Council) Angela Spaxman swapped the forests of Canada for the urban jungle of Hong Kong when she arrived with her husband Dave in 1996. On seeing the opportunities here, the former logging engineer retrained as an executive coach...
by Angela Spaxman | Jun 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
Last months article discussed different ways to manage your coaching time. The most time-efficient way may be what I called ‘Coaching by Walking Around’ which means using opportunities that come up in your everyday interactions with staff to develop them and advance...
