Higher Education Staff 🎓 🎯 WELLBEING WALK AIM: Feel recharged and learn more about resilience and wellbeing 🌳 WHAT HAPPENED: At a stressful period in the term, this small group of university staff took this valuable time to feel energised by wandering, being present, chatting and laughing. The group was guided and coached through activities and conversations on …
Zebras Unite London Chapter 🦓 🎯 COMMUNITY WALK AIM: Connect with each other and build resilience 🌳 WHAT HAPPENED: Community members were guided through activities and conversations as they walked and talked together along the Barbican Highwalk in central London. The group bonded with each other as they shared experiences and reflected on what supports their wellbeing and …
Marketing Team in a Global Company 🌍 🎯 TEAM WALK AIM: Connect with each other and reflect on how the team is working 🌳 WHAT HAPPENED: Remote team members from around the world were guided through activities and conversations as they walked and talked online together in places including at home in the UK, an …
It’s everywhere. Social media yells: ‘Be resilient’. ‘Keep going’. ‘Here are 5 ways to be positive’. ‘Here are 3 ways to turn this crisis into an opportunity’. We talked about how we are doing right now, in our Resilience Group Coaching Programme. Many of us feel tired and weary. In the UK we are 6 …
‘I’ve had enough of being resilient’ says my client. Read More »
Have you tried coaching while walking? ‘Invigorating’, ‘Inspiring’, ‘Great for shifting perspective and getting unstuck!’ These are some of the reflections on coaching walking made by a crowd of AoEC coaching graduates who joined me last week to walk and talk while connecting with each other and London. Remarkably, after a spate of cold, rainy, …
Are you a coach that works while walking? (And what about the weather?) Read More »
I do this. I take teams and individuals for coaching walks in green urban areas, aka parks. I do this to help teams think clearly, bond, feel good but mostly to help them manage the change they’re experiencing. UX teams are great to work with. They are often not only undergoing constant changes in their work, they …
Are you leaving or changing your job? You may well have the customary goodbye cake, card or drink with colleagues and then focus your energies on the role you are moving into. But is this enough? How we close one chapter in our lives impacts on how we perform in our next chapter. Now is the time to reflect …
Leaving Your Job? Take an Exit Coaching Walk to be ready for whatever is next Read More »
Feeling stuck can be draining and uncomfortable. It is the sense that we are stuck in a job or a situation that makes us unhappy but can’t be escaped. Perhaps it is the golden handcuffs of a job that is well paid, or has benefits, but that weighs us down and traps us. The longer we are stuck, …
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2017 was a wonderful year spent developing my coaching and walking practice, meeting and connecting with people and places. Walking has become so important to me. It is at the heart of how I work, think, communicate, support others, de-stress, explore the world around me, boost my health and express myself. One of the more exciting aspects …
Walking coaching gives you the space to slow down and think with the push to get you moving and energised. It is a walking adventure combining all the health benefits of a walk with the challenging, uplifting connection of working with an experienced coach. The walk is focused on exploring your work and giving you: support confidence …