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...
by Angela Spaxman | May 1, 2006 | Leader as Coach
What may be done at any time will be done at no time. –Scottish Proverb –Or, How to Manage Your Coaching Time– Yes, it’s a myth. Coaching doesn’t actually take more time from a manager’s life. In fact, effective coaching creates new time by...
by Angela Spaxman | Apr 30, 2006 | About Coaching
1. Get yourself a coach and experience coaching. This strategy works in three ways: 1) you can learn how to coach by modeling your coach, 2) you can develop coaching skills and behaviours with the support of your coach, 3) by using the service yourself you...
