I recently celebrated receiving my upgraded accreditation with Association for Coaching (AC) as an Accredited Executive Coach. In an unregulated field such as executive coaching, it felt like an important way to offer an external perspective on what I say I do.

A reflection on musician Graham Dowdall's legacy and how much I learned through community music that informs my coaching practice

What we do before a coaching conversation can be as important as what happens within the dialogue. A ‘peek under the bonnet’ at some elements which go into creating an environment in which you can do your best thinking.

Each conversation expands my own thinking. I was recently gifted a prompt to revisit The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams by a client for whom this book had formed the basis of a powerful mental model.