The diversity of neurodiversity

The instinct to categorise and classify is one of the core characteristics of intelligence. It allows us to cope with complexity by creating patterns of connection that simplify decision-making. The downside is that it can easily also lead us to oversimplification. We tend to group people together by one or two characteristics, then over-emphasise characteristics that apply to only some people, who have those characteristics.

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What makes genius teams tick?

Every now and then, we meet teams that are extraordinarily creative and productive. A recent article on Harvard Business Review’s Insider website presents an interesting perspective from psychologist Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg, at IMD business school in Switzerland. Two of the three differentiating factors she identifies are fairly predictable: It’s the third item that is most noteworthy (more…)

Tangles – a new metaphor for coaching harmonics

Whether it be a computer cable, a garden hose or a shoelace, we all have experienced how hard a is to untangle a tangle. Jiggle the wrong way, or too hard, or too soft and we make it worse. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have been experimenting with a robot to find the...

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The expanding complexity of coaching

The scope of coaching – in terms of the scale and scope of what it addresses – continues to expand. At the turn of the century, almost all coaching was aimed at individuals and involved mostly linear processes of client > problem > coaching > solution. Since then, there has been greater recognition that client...

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PERILL Team Diagnostic

Prof David Clutterbuck has spent over 45 years exploring & creating best practice in HR and organisational management and in recent years the factors that make high performing teams. In 2015, Facebook (now META) commissioned David to conduct research across the organisation to try to identify this elusive x factor. Those conclusions went on to (more…)

Coaching Executives (article by Craig McKenzie)

Coaching executives is a large part of the Transcend business (CCMI’s China Partner). Coaching (done well) is one way that has proven to be exceptionally useful. And as it turns out, coaching is a very effective catalyst for the kinds of change executives and leaders need. This blog explores 2 key insights I’ve learned about coaching...

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The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is inclusion…

The struggle for gender equality has been the pioneer for all the other aspects of diversity and inclusion we now recognise in the developed world. The way diverse groups increasingly find a voice, the policies governments and corporations adopt to accommodate the needs of diverse groups and the rhetoric of diversity owe a massive debt (more…)

Stages of team development

A frequent comment from coaches on our team coaching workshops is that the two most commonly quoted models of team development don’t seem to work well in a coaching environment. There are several reasons for this.  One is that the teams coaches are asked to work with are typically already well-established, rather than in the...

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Choosing a team coaching co-coach

While it’s not essential always essential to have a co-coach, the benefits of doing so are substantial, especially if the team you are working with is more than four people. So, what should you look for in a co-coach? Here are some useful questions to consider: It’s also helpful to consider having a panel of...

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Pain in the system

Whether working with an individual or a team, coaches frequently become aware of the existence of pain. Sometimes we feel that pain for and with them. Instinctively, we try to locate the pain, so that we can ease their suffering. And often that leads us to focus on the wrong thing. Much of the time,...

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