new ICF credential announced
I’m feeling delighted and honoured to have achieved the Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential by the International Coaching Federation. Coaching is a growing industry with an estimated 110,000 practitioners worldwide. In February 2023, the ICF announced that it had...
Congratulations! Linda Spencer PCC
Guest blog by Tina Smith, Enhanced Relocation: Arrive and thrive! I’m excited to announce that Linda Spencer, my Co-founder at Enhanced Relocation has recently been awarded Professional Certified Coach (PCC) status by the International Coach Federation (ICF). This is...
Use of Psychometrics in Coaching
I am now offering Quintax Personality Profiling in my coaching work. Why use psychometrics? I believe that understanding yourself is a fundamental first step in personal and professional development. Once you understand yourself and “where you’re...
Limitations, what Limitations?
A dyslexic journalist? Surely a recipe for disaster. You might be surprised. A.A. Gill’s autobiography, Pour Me: A Life is a great read for those of us who love his journalism. He’s the Sunday Times’ restaurant and TV critic as well as an occasional feature writer,...
Cultural Intelligence: Head, Body and Heart – and More!
Are you grappling with a cultural puzzle? Then I heartily recommend this article from the Harvard Business Review by Christopher Earley and Elaine Mosakowski, which I find to be very much in sympathy with my approach to working across cultures. The article identifies...
Resilience
In a business world that is increasingly volatile, it’s often said that leaders need resilience. But what is that? The dictionary definition refers to an ability to spring back into shape, or recover from difficulties, and in psychology literature, we see resilience...