In this 5 minute coaching tip, you’ll discover the power of psychological Flow and how you can harness it at work and in life for peak performance and a great sense of achievement. Executive Coach Rachel Morris explains the principles and benefits of knowing when you’re in Flow, plus practical tips on how you can avoid distractions to engage your state of Flow.

Rachel Morris joined Jane Stewart on the World of Work podcast, to talk about the experience of maternity and maternity coaching. They explored the experience of maternity leave and maternity coaching and Rachel talked about our research and her views on how to best support people during maternity leave.

This 5 minute coaching video by Rachel Morris, Executive Coach, explores how to build the right support team around you and the roles that these people could fulfil to give you additional perspective and advice. If you’re feeling alone, particularly if you’re in a senior position, this video has advice and actions to help.

Listen to executive coaches Rachel Morris and Bert Stemarthe, with their special guests Kristina Blahnik and Stian Westlake, as they discuss the challenge facing senior executives everywhere and reveal they tools and techniques that enable them to coach executives to lead

In this video, Rachel Morris, Executive Coach, shares a coaching exercise that can help you filter what is and isn't within your control to enable you to reframe these tasks to make them manageable and gain perspective. If you’re feeling overwhelmed this video can help.

Rachel Morris, co-founder and executive coach recently talked with Emma Jacobs of the Financial Times on the vital role that executive coaches play for CEOs, operating as an independent, confidential sounding board and much more.

Listen to Rachel Morris and Sophia Taylor from Motion Learning, along with guests Hayley Still and Gervase Clarke, discuss the impact of maternity coaching, and how to get the maximum benefit for employees and organisations

Co-founder and Executive Coach, Rachel Morris, is passionately advocating for change in the workplace, for women to receive more support before, during and after their maternity leave.

Rachel Morris, Executive Coach & Motion Learning co-founder, writes for The European Business Review, sharing her views on the importance of maternity coaching.

We asked the team to offer some thoughts and suggestions for good books this winter, based upon what they’ve been reading. Here’s the typically varied selection.

Lucy James has been a member of the Motion coaching team since 2019, but we’ve only just had a chance to catch up and find out what’s going on in her world.

There are good reasons she’s been so busy, as you’ll see in this interview

What is back to work looking like for you?

We’ve been discussing the new reality amongst our team and getting a sense of the issues our clients are facing as we now contemplate the end of furlough and the return to the office.

Do You need a recommendation for some summer reading?

Although our opportunities for enjoying the classic summer reading experience, whether poolside or on the beach, may be curtailed this year, if you’re like us, you’ll still use some of your time to stretch your mind and take in a different point of view.

How do we find the balance between the flexibility and autonomy that many employees desire, with the need to regulate for the protection of those same employees?

Question and opinions on the current working landscape from Howard Rich, Motion Learning

Rakhee is another amazing member of our team who manages to juggle family life, house building (!) and coaching and consultancy work in her busy schedule.

With her background in HR, she’s at home working with senior leaders and high potential talent, and is also part of our team of parental transition specialists.

Who better to ask about the experience and value of maternity coaching than the mother’s who’ve undertaken it? If you’re thinking about maternity coaching for your organisation or yourself, here’s an insight into what to expect…

Bert Stemarthe is the latest member of the Motion team. He’s an aficionado of music, food and travel and a highly experienced and skilled therapist and coach.

Bert takes an holistic approach to his work, and indeed his life - there’s always a multitude of things going on!

There’s been a squeeze on meaningful conversations at “work”, and a knock on effect upon our well-being and work-life balance.

Rachel Morris, executive coach, explores the impact of the dramatic changes in 2020 on our conversations and notes the need for coaches to adapt their working practices to ensure coachees still get the full value from coaching

Direct, no nonsense and action focused - that’s Gayle, who we’re delighted to have as part of the Motion team. She believes you can achieve pretty much anything you want if you put your mind to it.

Gayle brings all her retail and learning and development experience to bear when she’s supporting her clients to achieve their goals.

What are the challenges of coaching in a redundancy situation? What are the dual responsibilities of outplacement coaching? Our coaches have experienced both sides of this challenging situation and understand the requirements of successful outplacement coaching.

Sophia Taylor and Gayle Tong, Motion coaches and specialists in outplacement work, recently discussed the issues involved.