IS COACHING AN ALTERNATIVE TYRANNY? PART 1: MINDSETS, CONTEXT AND PURPOSE
At a coaching event held a number of years ago, the term ‘coaching culture’ was used in every conversation about coaching by, it seemed, everyone. If we were to have rung a bell every time the term was used, it would have sounded like the Lutine Bell was rolling down the staircase of the Shard.
By Sam Humphrey and Karen Dean
As eclectic coaches, we believe that there is no one right way to coach. Indeed, coaching is not always the best solution for any given situation.
As Daniel Goleman’s work on organisational climate shows, great leaders have...