Head of Perimeter Development

That’s the title of a job I recently saw advertised on LinkedIn: Head of Perimeter Development, Heathrow Airport. 

It was posted in the days immediately following the shut-down of Gatwick Airport because of the (definite, probable, possible, maybe, don’t-be-daft) presence of drones in the airspace and, at first, I assumed it must be about building higher fences or installing anti-drone technology to create a more secure perimeter.  Or extending the boundaries of the airport to make it larger. 

And that made me think about coaching.  Perimeter development (I would call it boundary management in a coaching context) is one of the issues that comes up repeatedly. 

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Slow learning

Browsing LinkedIn the other day, I came across a well-known business school announcing their participation in a Learning Technologies conference.  It reminded me of several recent conversations with clients asking for online or virtual solutions to their learning and development objectives.

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Fluff and nonsense

I’m trying to articulate more clearly why I do what I do.  I’m also trying to define the fundamental elements of my coaching work – what I do and why, how it feels to be coached by me, what underpins my work.  And who I am in all of this?  Who is the Kate that shows up to work with clients, and is it the same Kate as turns up in the pub to meet friends or goes to the supermarket?

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