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30 Jan

Have Coaches Forgotten about Congruence?

You are congruent when you are aware of your own feelings and ensure that words and actions are matched to these internal feelings. But has the origins of congruence and the importance in coaching been lost, and replaced by the need to enable the client to self-direct a coaching session?

27 Dec 2023

Coaching Presence and Use of Self

Use of self and coaching presence are terms often used by coaches, coaching authors, and coaching professional bodies, but what do these this mean? How do I ‘use myself’ and what is my ‘presence’? Is my ‘presence’, the same as being ‘present’?

13 Nov 2023

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: The Power of Coaching

Hear from Ian Day about his reflection on Imposter Syndrome and how Coaching can play a role in overcoming it.

01 Nov 2023

I can still recall the feeling of being totally out of my depth when the first client came through the door

Meet our new Assistant Professor in Careers Studies and Coaching courses, Lynne Campbell, who is revisiting her feelings from 23 years ago when she first started her career, as she now shifts her working identity to a career in academia.

10 Oct 2023

Student support for adult learners

Elaine Moore, Welfare Officer from the CLL Student Support team, unpacks an extensive list of tips and resources for lifelong learners.

02 Oct 2023

My lived experiences of learning, teaching, and counselling across borders

Dr Sonia Gallucci recently joined Warwick Counselling teaching team from Italy. Hear from Sonia what her background is and why she chose to teach here.

10 Jul 2023

Unleashing the Power of Team Coaching: Ignite Collaboration and Success

Hear from our Coaching course lead Ian Day about team coaching - what are the benefits, and the skills required from the team coach.

04 Jan 2022

The Metaverse and coaching

Facebook has recently renamed as Meta, as the internet moves towards the ‘Metaverse’. But what is the Metaverse and what are implications for coaching?

30 Nov 2021

The Great Resignation

What is the role of Coaching during the great resignation?

16 Nov 2021

The Future of Coaching

We look at the history of Coaching in order to imagine its future.

12 Mar 2021

Dialogue and the art of listening

How does Coaching approach the art of listening?

10 Dec 2020

The grounding I received at CLL has enabled me to approach my work with a critical eye

Victoria completed our Postgraduate Award in Careers Leadership in 2019 and set up her own business, because of the renewed confidence in her work she gained from the PGA. Hear what Victoria had to say about her time studying with CLL.

09 Sep 2020

The tutors on the course have been nothing but helpful

Kim Bailey completed our Postgraduate Diploma in Career Education, Information and Guidance in July. Here she shares her learning journey with CLL.

03 Jun 2020

Three ways my MA in Career Development and Coaching has served me well during these uncertain times

Stephanie as a Career Development and Coaching Studies alumna and an executive career coach and professional development consultant shares with us the three ways in which her MA with CLL has served her well during these uncertain times.

06 May 2020

Rose Leek #15 Home so soon

Rose Leek from Postgraduate Diploma in Careers Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education writes on lockdown, studying working and caring for her daughter all at the same time.

30 Apr 2020

Rose Leek #14 Returning to study – while the world is just a little bit different right now…

Rose Leek is a student from the Diploma in Careers Education Information and Guidance in Higher Education.

29 Apr 2020

Career Guidance provision in schools and colleges in England

Hear from Careers Studies teaching fellow John Gough about the career guidance work in England in relation to its history and context.

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