Articles

"Executive and Leadership Coaching: Is It Worth It?"

This question has become even more business-critical in recent times as belts and budgets have significantly tightened in response to the financial climate of the day. At Firetower, we argue that coaching should be seen as an essential learning investment rather than an added process that may or may not be beneficial to an organisation.

published: 28 September 2023   -   Read the article

"What is the Right Approach for Effective Delegation?"

All leaders have to engage with this question at some point in their careers. Hopefully, it is a positive experience but it is surprisingly easy to get it badly wrong and the legacy of that can last a long time. How delegation is undertaken can make or break a team because it affects motivation and morale and influences the level of respect for the leader so it is an important skill to acquire.

published: 21 September 2023   -   Read the article

"Learn to Step Out of your Comfort Zone in Performance Situations"

All of us are confronted with situations where we are required to perform for the benefit of others and sometimes ourselves. These can often be stressful beforehand as well as in the moment. In these situations, you want your contribution to be as powerful as possible and your performance to be effective, entertaining and factual.

published: 07 September 2023   -   Read the article

"Mindset is Everything – and here's why!"

In coaching, there is strong emphasis on how clients think and feel about whatever situations they are in combined with discussion around ways they could look to generate change. For most clients, things can change for the better very dramatically when they start to engage with coaching sessions.

published: 31 August 2023   -   Read the article

"Business as Usual? 5 Steps to Pandemic Recovery"

As we all grapple with what will one day be called the post-pandemic process, senior leaders have seldom been under such significant and widespread pressure to move with the times in a responsive and productive way. Here are 5 steps Firetower Coaching recommends for senior and business leaders to help restore confidence and deal effectively with the changes.

published: 22 August 2021   -   Read the article

"To VC or not to VC, that is the question..."

With the move to remote working, maintaining high levels of trust in remote teams has never been more critical. How can leaders and managers make this work consistently and effectively?

published: 24 January 2021   -   Read the article