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An introduction to phenomenology in the workplace

An introduction to phenomenology in the workplace

Phenomenology is a concept from one of the many theories and academic texts on the subject of business management, and most of these see the discipline as a subset of social science. By this, I mean they look at sociological theories, assumptions and principles and...

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Essentials of effective business coaching (Part 2)

Essentials of effective business coaching (Part 2)

MIT professor Edgar Schein suggests the open inquiry approach I concluded with last time is one of three modes of inquiry; he calls it ‘pure inquiry’). We move on from pure inquiry to what Schein calls ‘diagnostic inquiry’ - focusing in closely on specific elements of...

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Essentials of effective business coaching (Part 1)

Essentials of effective business coaching (Part 1)

An orthodoxy has started to ossify around the concept of effective business coaching: it is all about helping small business owners streamline and optimise their strategies for business expansion. That is true as far as it goes; however, I think it leaves a lot out....

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What’s at the heart of effective facilitation?

What’s at the heart of effective facilitation?

Effective facilitation isn’t simply a matter of getting people together in a room. The facilitator needs to demonstrate some core competencies – subtly, but authentically. Participants should feel the presence of these competencies even if they aren’t fully aware of...

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