http://www.CPDforCoaches.com/CPDforCoaches.com/Blog/Blog.html Our Coaching Blog will combine tips and ideas to improve coaching with coaching case studies and other useful information for professional coaches. We welcome contributions from all coaches worldwide so feel free to email blog@CPDforCoaches.com any content you would like to share with your coaching colleagues and we will post it for you. iWeb 3.0.2 http://www.CPDforCoaches.com/CPDforCoaches.com/Blog/Blog_files/Laura%20Ashley-Timms%20Business%20Coach.jpg http://www.CPDforCoaches.com/CPDforCoaches.com/Blog/Blog.html http://www.CPDforCoaches.com/CPDforCoaches.com/Blog/Entries/2010/11/2_Maintaining_Coaching_Excellence.html 032611da-97bc-43b9-bf98-854c8eac6827 Tue, 2 Nov 2010 17:38:39 +0000 <a href="http://www.CPDforCoaches.com/CPDforCoaches.com/Blog/Entries/2010/11/2_Maintaining_Coaching_Excellence_files/MCE%20range%20with%20Cds.jpg"><img src="http://www.CPDforCoaches.com/CPDforCoaches.com/Blog/Media/object093_1.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:254px; height:135px;"/></a>Notion, the Uk’s leading Business Coaching Company, have created an innovative new programme designed exclusively to offer regular CPD for Professional Coaches at highly affordable prices!<br/><br/>This programme has been put together by some of the most experienced coaches in the Uk who between them have coached over 100,000 managers. The resources are practical and easy to use.<br/><br/>The programme comes in different formats to fit in with different coaching business models and for coaches of different levels of experience. For more information visit the new <a href="http://www.businesscoaching.co.uk/shop/category/cpd-for-coaches">Products for Coaches shop </a>on the <a href="http://www.businesscoaching.co.uk/shop/category/cpd-for-coaches">BusinessCoaching.co.uk</a> website. http://www.CPDforCoaches.com/CPDforCoaches.com/Blog/Entries/2010/10/27_Travels_through_the_east.html 8c159e94-6640-431a-ad85-0f4a0a942802 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:12:30 +0100 <a href="http://www.CPDforCoaches.com/CPDforCoaches.com/Blog/Entries/2010/10/27_Travels_through_the_east_files/DSCF1854.jpg"><img src="http://www.CPDforCoaches.com/CPDforCoaches.com/Blog/Media/object092_1.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:255px; height:136px;"/></a>In a recent study 7000 companies were researched to identify the key elements of what makes companies ‘extraordinary’. 9 companies were identified as being truly ‘breakthrough’.<br/><br/>One of the surprising traits identified in the 9 companies was that the leaders of the businesses had retained a sense of humour!<br/><br/>The danger is taking yourself or your business too seriously...<br/><br/>The research found that when you, the business leader, lose your sense of humour everyone else in the company loses theirs too.<br/>It is stressful enough running a business without having an environment where everyone is serious all of the time. If we can learn to laugh at ourselves occasionally, it teaches our people that it is OK to laugh at themselves and also that it is OK to make a mistake.<br/>I’d just like to add to this, that in my opinion, mistakes are allowed as long as we learn from them and don’t make the same mistake twice!<br/>Breakthrough companies were populated with people who didn’t take themselves too seriously.<br/>Whether it is interactions with clients, customers or staff, it helps to keep a hopeful spirit and to keep the mood light.<br/>This can be applied across the board from small companies to huge corporate giants; take google – they have managed to retain, a light, easy, bright human culture in spite of huge growth.<br/>What are you going to do today to lighten the mood?<br/>Who would have thought…. making them laugh can make you more successful!<br/>Have a humorous and action packed day!<br/><br/>Laura Ashley-Timms<br/>Director of Business Coaching<br/><a href="http://www.BusinessCoaching.co.uk/">www.BusinessCoaching.co.uk</a>