Executive coaching is not a regulated profession. Anyone may use the title, with any level of training or none, and the quality of practice varies more widely than most buyers realise. That places an unusual burden on the person choosing, particularly when the coaching is for a senior leader whose judgement affects a great many others. What the evidence supports, and what it does not Coaching has a better evidence base than its reputation sometimes suggests. The most rigo

Psychological safety has become a common phrase in organisations, and a widely misunderstood one. It appears in engagement surveys, leadership away-days and values statements, usually reduced to something like being kind to one another. That is not what it means, and the difference matters, because the version that improves how teams perform is considerably more demanding than the version that makes meetings pleasant. What it actually is The term was introduced by William