By Chris Welford on 25th June, 2020 in Coaching
Does coaching actually work? On the one hand there’s “evidence” that it does, which ranges from the reported experience of coaches and clients, the explosive growth in the industry, the fact that courses and qualifications exist, people write about it as a mainstream discipline and go to conferences to discuss...
By Chris Welford on 10th June, 2020 in Coaching, Development
Despite the fact that companies will frequently say that ‘our people are their greatest asset’ the reality is that many managers consider people issues to be too ‘woolly’ and not worth spending time on. They often don’t feel that they add value to the real task of doing business. Difficult...
By Chris Welford on 3rd June, 2020 in Psychotherapy & Counselling
Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) could be described as the new normal across politics, world health and business. You might not be surprised to know that at a neurological level your brain is programmed to experience this as a threat, but you may not know how best to deal...
By Chris Welford on 26th May, 2020 in Development, Positive Works, Psychotherapy & Counselling
But you would be mistaken in thinking that the challenge has gone away. As we transition out of strict lockdown, we are noticing that the reported anxiety levels in many of our client organisations are increasing. Anxiety and creative agility don’t mix well! Sure, you may have done some great...
By Chris Welford on 21st May, 2020 in Development, Positive Works, Sane Works
Data from the Royal College of Psychiatrists suggests that one in five people in the UK will suffer from depression at some point in their life. Whilst this high prevalence of depression is without a question not due to a single factor, but the result of several complex causes, one...
By Chris Welford on 19th May, 2020 in Psychotherapy & Counselling, Sane Works
Take Care! It’s interesting how often we now say this to each other as we leave. But what is taking care of yourself, is it just staying away from Covid-19 or does it run deeper? What exactly is self-care? There’s a whole stack of research that shows the most important...
By Chris Welford on 18th May, 2020 in Positive Works, Psychotherapy & Counselling, Sane Works
Discover your stretch zone so you can perform at your best. You know the uncomfortable, restless sense of being anxious? Whether you’re concerned about a deadline, a presentation or going head-to-head in an important meeting, worry and fear just seems to make everything worse. But some anxiety in your life can actually...
By Chris Welford on 12th May, 2020 in Positive Works, Psychotherapy & Counselling, Sane Works
The challenge with remote conversations, even when you have Zoom, Skype or Teams, is that they can be a bit transactional. It’s no bad thing to be rational, but if you hide behind distance and try and strip the emotion out altogether, if you fail to acknowledge the feelings that...
By Chris Welford on 7th May, 2020 in Coaching
Faster! Do more things at once, be agile, change gears mid-task..! It’s easy to conclude that success in modern life depends on sheer agility. But does it? As you skim read this (which inevitably many of you will) ask yourself where is the proof that multi-tasking and simultaneous but superficial...
By Chris Welford on 21st April, 2020 in Coaching
At the moment, when we engage with both the news and social media, it can be an emotional rollercoaster. During these weird and disturbing times, we can fluctuate quickly between joy, anger, fear, sadness and disgust and quite often, a bewildering mixture of all of them! It is different for everyone. Anytime...
By Chris Welford on 18th April, 2020 in Positive Works, Psychotherapy & Counselling
Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and a massively volatile environment, our mission remains unchanged. We are confident even in these challenging times that: Leading organisations will continue to rely on our expertise to help them select, develop and retain the people who keep them in business. All that’s changed...
By Chris Welford on 6th April, 2020 in Positive Works, Psychotherapy & Counselling, Sane Works
It’s taking many of us a while to adjust to a very different way of working. For some people, the experience is already feeling quite stressful. Here are a few ideas, drawing on our TREES model of resilience. The team here at Sixth Sense hope this helps Thinking We’ve noticed...
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