There has never been a more important time to plan an approach to maximising your success. At Xenonex, we are now providing online coaching programmes. You can choose your coach from our list of associates: Click here to choose your coach Connection with your Coach is crucial – no connection – no… Read More
1. What made you start Xenonex? I have always aspired to set up and run my own business and my background as a coach and consultant provided a fantastic platform to launch Xenonex. Working across different sectors, and having insight of both internal and external coaching strategies, meant that I was able to offer a unique proposition… Read More
Let me introduce you to Ozzy. Having been well and truly cornered by my family, I finally caved in at the end of the summer holidays and agreed to us getting a Puppy. We talked about it on a Saturday teatime… Read More
Thank you very much to everyone who attended the fantastic event at Sky Betting and Gaming on Tuesday 26th June: https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest/leeds-based-sky-betting-gaming-leads-the-way-with-coaching-network-1-9150498 Delighted to see so many like-minded people in a room and having really engaged conversations about all things coaching. Fantastic presentations were delivered in the morning session from the BBC, Morrisons, Skipton Building Society and Sky… Read More
Great working with such an engaged, inspiring and diverse group of delegates on our latest ILM 7 Executive Coaching programme in Leeds – lots of insight, knowledge and experience in coaching senior leaders. We are all managing to have fun along the way, despite having to complete 3 assignments. Enjoying seeing their coaching develop in coach… Read More
We’ve written before about importance of listening as a tool for great leaders and it is always good to recall the oft repeated phrase about having two ears and one mouth and using them proportionally. Coaching others isn’t always easy. Daily pressures, expectations along with life and career demands often overtake our work, leaving limited… Read More
Without a doubt one of the most important and effective things you can do to nurture and in turn retain talent within your business is to provide them with personal development opportunities and further to that, support them with it. Personal development can encompass anything from new skill training to leadership and management development right… Read More
CEOs sometimes are initially reluctant to start working with a Coach, stating that they don’t have the time, budget or desire to spend part of their working day discussing themselves and their approach. The reality is that those who invest time in themselves feel the benefit of being able to see themselves through others eyes,… Read More
We’ve written before about the skill of listening as a tool for great leaders and it is always good to recall the oft repeated phrase about having two ears and one mouth and using them proportionally! As coaches the Xenonex team know that all good coaching conversations start with good listening. This short article… Read More
We often find that the leaders we work with return from a summer break refreshed and ready to tackle some of the more difficult issues that they need to deal with. Commonly this also includes having to talk to the team about their performance – or lack of it. We know that many people… Read More
The Xenonex team regularly see the positive benefits of embedding a coaching culture within an organisation. Here Danone and Cancer Research UK explain why they chose to develop coaching and mentoring amongst their workforce. Danone digs deeper Danone recognised that, despite expectations for continued growth amid turbulent market conditions for others, projections for that growth… Read More
In the workplace we need to be able to find commonality with colleagues in order to work together. It is even more important when establishing a coaching relationship to be able to make connections that enable great conversations (or difficult ones!). This brief article adapted from “To Connect Across Cultures, Find Out What You… Read More
Most of us know that success in today’s working world requires continuous growth and learning. You can’t just rely on your current knowledge and expertise if you expect to keep up, let alone advance. Given all the ways in which organisations and jobs are changing, figuring out which new skills to develop and when to… Read More
No doubt about it, listening is a vital skill to be a great coach. But there are different ways to listen and it is important to be aware of both how and why we listen in order to maximise great coaching conversations. This edited article by Melissa Daimler, head of Global Learning & Organizational… Read More
The Xenonex team often work with leaders to support them as they develop and embed a coaching culture within an organisation. These few points, taken from an original article “Your Company Culture Can’t Be Disconnected from Your Customers,” by Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank, and the impact of a coaching culture can have on that… Read More
Effective coaching in the workplace can bring about transformational and cultural change within an organisation. Coaching skills enable managers to build stronger bonds with their team members and help them develop the skills they need to perform at their peak. If you are looking to develop your expertise and credibility in the fields of… Read More
Many coaches that form part of the ever growing Xenonex team once had to make the decision to go it alone. We know that it is not an easy step but for those of us who are passionate about coaching it has been a way to develop and fulfil our career ambitions. When discussing… Read More
This popped into my emails this week and I thought I’d share it with you – something to think about over the weekend? It’s interesting (although not surprising) that all of these are closely aligned with coaching and the work the Xenonex team do with senior leaders. Amazing bosses try to make work meaningful… Read More
Following my last blog about taking a proactive approach to learning – and encouraging those around you to do the same – I thought this was another slightly different look at the benefits of coaching as a tool to improve capacity for learning. Taken from an original article by executive coach Monique Valcour it looks… Read More
A core part of the work the Xenonex team do is supporting individuals with their professional development. No matter what role you perform, taking a proactive approach to learning – and encouraging those around you to do the same – enables us all to grow both on a personal and professional level. This article… Read More