Mapping Motivation and Freedom

Recently I published a blog based in my Gower/Routledge book, Mapping Motivation (http://amzn.to/2eqdSQq) which was published earlier this year. The idea was to take an extract from the first chapter and expand it; the book provides much more detail and analysis, but given that the kind of people who follow me and read my stuffContinue reading “Mapping Motivation and Freedom”

Philosophy and coaching

 Went on a LinkedIn discussion group today and contributed to a discussion about whether philosophical thinking helps improve coaching approaches and outcomes. The answer has to be 'yes', I think, because how can analytic thinking not help any approach, process or outcome? Once upon a time the catchphrase – word – of IBM was 'Think'.Continue reading “Philosophy and coaching”

Education, education, education

That was the rallying cry of New Labour; you could say the one thing on which they must be judged; after all, it would be simply unfair to judge them on their transport performance as Prescott was in charge. No, education was firmly what it was all about – build the future through the education ofContinue reading “Education, education, education”