Helen Burt Iain McCormickJan 192 minEmbrace your shadow Iain McCormick, Partner, Executive Coaching Centre After many years of executive coaching I am still surprised by the fact that most of u...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickNov 15, 20201 minHas your career driver become your anchor?Are you an accomplished professional who after many years of success is finding that that their career projectory is slowing or has come ...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickNov 6, 20201 minReduce your worryAs an executive coach I am often asked by clients how they can better deal with worry. Many of my clients recognise that their worry is u...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickOct 18, 20201 min Dealing with Imposter SyndromeImpostor syndrome is a pattern of thoughts and feeling where the person doubts his or her own ability and has a persistent fear of being ...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickOct 16, 20201 min Coaching in a hurryWhat approach should you take if you are working with a team member, employee or client and you need to quickly help the person deal with...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickAug 26, 20200 minSelf Practice Self Reflection for Coaches: 3 Month Follow up
Helen Burt Iain McCormickAug 20, 20202 minThe dangers of digital step countersPhoto credit: Bruno Nascimento. Many of us have enjoyed the opportunity to get out and do more walking and running during the COVID-19 lo...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickJul 6, 20202 minFinding Relief from FrustrationPhoto credit: Tianshu Liu Despite the affirmations that many self-help books preach, life can be difficult and challenging with many impo...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickJun 9, 20201 minSelf Practice/Self Reflection: A new world of professional development for coachesPhoto: Gabriel Benois Self Practice Self Reflection is about understanding coaching ‘from the inside out’ – by coaches experiencing the p...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickApr 27, 20202 minBecome a Statesman-Like Leader A statesman is a respected leader in a given field. Perhaps more importantly they are often politicians who are unencumbered promoters o...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickMar 5, 20201 minSelf Practice Self Reflection for BurnoutMany coaches see four or five clients a day for four or five days a week. The work requires endless concentration, empathy and compassion...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickFeb 3, 20201 minA new world of professional development for coachesPhoto credit: Marten Bjork Most executive coaches attend training courses and have supervision to enable them to keep up to date and rele...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickSep 2, 20192 minUsing Buddhist Psychology in Executive Coaching Iain McCormick and Stewart Forsyth From a paper presented at the NZPsS Conference Rotorua, August 2019. Buddhism predates modern psycholo...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickAug 30, 20191 minAre your project values alive or dead?The best sort of project values are aspirational. These values tell your team what is essential for success even if some of these things ...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickJul 30, 20192 minHow to prevent burnout at workAt times we all feel frustrated and wrung out at work. By contrast, burnout is a chronic feeling of emotional exhaustion, cynicism and l...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickJun 23, 20192 minAre you a Cross-Enterprise Leader?Think about how you spend your time as a leader. What percentage of your time is spent: 1. Undertaking your own tasks and achieving you...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickJun 1, 20191 minWhat is Mindfulness Based Executive Coaching?There is a wealth of evidence about the value of mindfulness meditation for both brain and body function (Davidson and Lutz, 2008, Tang e...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickMay 19, 20191 minAn easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad onesThis book by James Clear is definitely worth the read. It contains a number of fascinating ideas: 1. Habits are the compound interest of ...
Helen Burt Iain McCormickApr 30, 20192 minBuilding better business partnershipsOrganisations are regularly forming partnerships to bid for new projects, to gain access to new markets or to reduce risk. As business g...
