People often find it easier to talk about their problems whilst walking and being out in nature. Being out in the countryside can lower anxiety and promote wellbeing. Client and coachee agree a place to meet which suits them both and the coaching takes place during a walk together – this adds lightness and informality to the process and it helps to create an even stronger relationship between coach and coachee.
Ignite is a leadership development programme for middle managers, comprising three 2-day modules over the course of a year, interspersed with small learning sets and 1:1 coaching, as well as a leadership project for each participant to complete.
The modules are:
- Leading self – increasing self-awareness (using psychometric tests), building resilience and flexibility, maximising personal energy, creating time and space to lead
- Leading others – motivating others, creating psychological safety, dealing with conflict, creating dialogue, developing and coaching others
- Leading within the system – developing agile and adaptive organisations that constantly learn, innovate and improve. Influencing and collaborating to create positive change, without positional authority