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Is there a role for coaching as the psychological fall out of Covid unfolds
Is there a role for coaching as the psychological fall out of Covid unfolds

Here are four ways that coaching can help post pandemic.

Thanks to Toa Heftiba for sharing their work on Unsplash.

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Coaching, Skills and ValuesAmanda Dudmancoaching, mentoring, resilience, wellbeing, change, The Guardian, therapies, joblosses, lonliness, grief, counselling, psychological, coronavirus, pandemic, Covid-19, Samaritans, mental health, career, re-deployed, redundant, listening, questions, feedback, options, coachee, mentally well, boundaries, transition, support, guide, stuck, unstuck, sharpen, skills, furloughed, confidence, lockdown lifeComment
Working from Home #4 - coping with change
Working from Home #4 - coping with change

Ideas for managing the uncertainty of others in lockdown as we deal with the challenge of change.

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

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Leadership, LearningAmanda Dudmanchange, Kubler Ross, change curve, communication, transition, Lewin, Kirt Lewin, freeze, unfreeze, working from home, copingwith change, growth, organisations, present state, future state, new ideas, acceptance, despair, shock, denial, anger, bargaining, listening, AWA, questions, Zoom, MS Teams, Slack, Wiliam Bridges, emotional tone, meengs, virtual meetings, time, behaviours, 1-2-1 communication, confidence, challenging, understand, handle confusion, solve problems, offer choices, ways of working, job description, celebrate, responsibility, accountability, delegate, impactComment
Mentoring A to Z series blog: reflective practice
Mentoring A to Z series blog: reflective practice

The second in my series of daily blogs for National Mentoring Day on 27th October. A practice share and some ideas on reflective practice in mentoring.

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Learning, MentoringAmanda Dudmanmentor, mentee, reflective practice, questioning, timeline, mentoring, skills, National Mentoring Day 2018, benefits, CPD, continued professional development, volunteer, learning, learning styles, David Kolb, Honey and Mumford, practice, professional standards, growth, outcomes, value, learn how to learn, questions Comment
Effective questioning in coaching and mentoring
Effective questioning in coaching and mentoring

From an early age we are curious and ask questions.  And we are encouraged to give answers too.  But we are rarely taught how to phrase and ask the 'right' question.

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Coaching using GROW - focus on the O
Coaching using GROW - focus on the O

How to coach the "O" in GROW and why it's important to generate options

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CoachingAmanda Dudmancoach, coaching, GROW, options, Sir John Whitmore, coachee, WILL, Goals, Reality, questions, questioning, skill, ownership, Downey, directive, non directive, goal setting, crazy, pull/push, solutions, outcome, tell, expert, ideas, permission, creativity, challenging assumptions, non judgmental, self belief, responsbility, self awareness, brainstorm, what if, choiceComment
Coaching using GROW - focus on the W
Coaching using GROW - focus on the W

Exploring some ideas about coaching the W of GROW

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Coaching using GROW - focusing on the R
Coaching using GROW - focusing on the R

Ideas for how to manage the "R" of the GROW model when coaching along with some good questions to ask.

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