Our blogs
Read blogs written by our teaching staff on topics and events they're interested in, or by students who journaled down a specific topic during their learning. You can also find blogs written by our staff to help you prepare your applications for a programme.
A business owner in a field which aligns with my passion in life. A dream coming true!
Hear from our Coaching certificate graduate Divya Shah about why and how she returned to study after dedicating her life to her family for 10 years.
Writing on Resilience, Positive Psychology and Empathic Leadership
CLL Coaching alumni Bob, Sarah and Tom collaborated with their tutor Carolyn on their series of books.
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?
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’?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
The Great Resignation
What is the role of Coaching during the great resignation?
The Future of Coaching
We look at the history of Coaching in order to imagine its future.
Dialogue and the art of listening
How does Coaching approach the art of listening?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wish to read more student blogs? See what our students have been writing at Warwick's unique student blogs platform: OurWarwick.