Ascent Coaching and Training

05/04/2024

First day at Bonny Hills after driving thru torrential rain to get here. Found we hadn’t locked the windows properly over the bed - so an evening spent with a hair dryer and kitchen paper 😂😂😂

02/10/2023

Michael shares his thoughts on the PCCP and on coaching.....

25/03/2020

Hi all - these are trying times and some of us will struggle to cope. If anyone could use coaching and/or wellness support please reach out, I’m happy to do these pro-bono if you’ll struggle to pay. You can contact me via this page or visit www.ascentcat.com and contact me via the site.

Stay safe, keep your distance, keep your loved ones close in your heart if you’re not able to be near them ❤️

05/03/2020

A bit of an update on my current thinking around leadership and leading in times of complexity and the potential usefulness of "proprioceptive Leadership".

At the recent Australian Conference on Evidence-Based Coaching (15th and 16th February 2020) the phrase “systemic proprioception” was mentioned a number of times. Dr Michael Cavanagh in his keynote address on the existential challenges facing coaching was gracious enough to...

14/04/2016

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B10_I0aMi8WrSmVfV0JkSkpxZzQ/view?usp=sharing

Hi Guys

I'm looking for professionals who might be interested in renting an office in my suite - please contact me if interested and please feel free to share :)

20/03/2016

Challenges the cliched KISS and the plethora of quotes extolling the virtue of simplicity. Organisations are often not simple - they are complex: things are unpredictable, actions do not get the expected results, interdependence and interconnectedness means non-linearity is often rampant and ambiguity is woven into the fabric of organisational life. This is rarely reflected in approaches to leadership/management which are often predicated on the assumption that organisations can be controlled, culture can be created and results guaranteed.

18/11/2015

Interesting article on what a strengths focus can bring to the workplace :)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brettsteenbarger/2015/11/15/getting-stronger-by-embracing-your-weaknesses/

In her excellent overview, Ilona Boniwell discusses two important underpinnings of positive psychology. First, we cannot be competent at everything. Competence is generally a reflection of our strengths and how we employ those. Second, our greatest opportunities for growth lie in expanding our stre…

27/03/2015

Just some thoughts on how conversations sometimes play out :)

I’m intrigued by how often common “shapes” are used in coaching - in particular quadrants and triangles - they seem to continually pop up! One I find particularly intriguing is the triangle.The drama triangle is a well-known model deriving from transactional analysis (Karpman, 1968) that emerges fro…