Blogs by Karen Meager

Whilst a strong relationship is an excellent foundation for a coaching relationship, be aware of the pitfalls of having a relationship that’s too nice and cosy. A coaching relationship should bring about change, growth and progress for the coachee, however it is too common for these relationships to fall into…

Apparently some AI coaching models can now pass coaching certifications, so what is the role of AI coaching in organisations and is in person coaching another profession about to hit the list of jobs soon to be taken over by AI? In truth we don’t yet know fully what the…

During Mental Health Awareness week, there is quite rightly much talked about with regards to how to support good mental health in the workplace. However, we suggest that for long term sustainable impact, leaders should look to integrate healthy practices into the day to day of work, rather than having…

With the upcoming Easter long weekend and May bank holidays, now is a perfect time to consider how well you manage your time and boundaries. It’s great to have all the extra holidays, but for many people, the workload still needs to be managed. Many people find setting and maintaining…

If you are a team leader who wants to set performance objectives, how do you define what successful outcomes will look like? Defining performance is not easy – but it’s important to know whether your teams are performing or not. If you look to Google to define what performance is,…

Learning from the elite sports’ approach to practise This is the second in our Q&A series with performance coach Jon Cooper who shares his perspective on the themes in our book, ‘Rest. Practise. Perform.’. As coach to Paralympian Gold medallist Aaron Phipps, Jon knows all about performance and winning at…

When we wrote our latest book ‘Rest. Practise. Perform.’ we spoke to many inspiring elite sportspeople to gain their insight on what goes into their performance winning strategies. But we didn’t stop there. We also wanted to capture the thoughts of the performance coaches behind elite sports – the people…

Are you working in an organisation with a culture that expects 100% performance? Where delivery is seen as everything – often at the expense of quality, results and employee wellbeing? We think there’s a better way to achieve improved and sustainable performance. To perform better you need to focus on…

Are you a leader who wants a high performing team? Perhaps you’ve started the year wanting to bring some fresh momentum to the way things are done. You know your people work hard, but if you could focus them on the really important objectives, you’d all achieve so much more.…

For your organisation to be successful, your people need to perform at their best. And yet many employees are on a slippery slope to exhaustion, with burnout at record levels. As many of us strive to do our best to deliver, the problems begin when we don’t allow ourselves the…