
News and Views from Motion Learning
Can fathers benefit from coaching too?
At the launch of Working Mother, Rachel Morris' new book last week, she was asked: “The book is for all parents, but is there any real differences between mums and dads in this space”
Here are our thoughts on the question, and how we can support all parents during this transition.
Parental Coaching: How to support expectant parents at work
Continuing her mission to champion the support for new parents in the workplace, our lead coach and co-founder Rachel Morris writes for HR Zone on the value of parental transition coaching.
5 Minute Coaching Tip - Learning at Work
In this video Rachel Morris, Executive Coach and Partner at Motion Learning, explores how we become aware of gaps in our understanding, skills and competence and the mindset and techniques we can adopt to bridge these learning gaps in the workplace.
Management Coaching is the Bridge
Why it pays to supplement formal learning programmes with coaching.
Coaching can be the perfect compliment to formal leadership and management programmes, multiplying your ROI whilst increasing the all-round capabilities of your leaders.
5 Minute Coaching Tip - Identifying and Using your Values
Watch this short video by Rachel Morris, Executive Coach, to explore your understanding of your core values and why living by your values can be the key to feeling happy and fulfilled, inside and outside of the workplace.
5 Minute Coaching Tip - Harness the Power of Flow
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.
5 Minute Coaching Tip - Build a Support System
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.
5 Minute Coaching Tip - How to Gain Control
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.
Why an executive coach is now a must-have for CEOs
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.
City A.M. interviews Rachel Morris on Maternity Coaching
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.
Why Maternity Coaching is a win/win for both employer and employee
Rachel Morris, Executive Coach & Motion Learning co-founder, writes for The European Business Review, sharing her views on the importance of maternity coaching.
The Importance of Meaningful Conversations
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
A Remote Future? - Coaching in a Virtual World
What does the future look like for coaching?
Having shared our clients’ and our colleagues’ views on how they have experienced remote coaching this year, we now want to think about some of the practical skills being brought to the fore, and look forward to a more varied coaching experience in the future.
Connecting in 2D - Coaching in a Virtual World
Coaching has changed dramatically during 2020.
The coaches at Motion share their experiences with executive coach and partner Rachel Morris about the reality of coaching in a virtual space, along with their coachees’ reactions and thoughts about the remote coaching experience.
Are you ready for coaching?
We all know there are times where having someone objective to talk to helps tremendously. Those moments when, through skilled conversation, complications and confusions begin to become crystal clear.
How do you know when you’re at one of those moments?
How do you choose an executive coach?
How do you choose an executive coach? How do you know the fit is right?
Rachel Morris, executive coach and partner at Motion Learning, shares her views on the signs of potential for a good coaching relationship and reveals some of the key qualities of any great coach.
Motherhood and Career - A Coach's Perspective
Rachel Morris, our motherhood and career expert, shares her insights from coaching businesswomen for over a decade through this transformative experience.
Rachel explains the 3 phases of the transition from expectant parent to mother to professional once more.
Leading in Tough Times
What should leaders be doing to get businesses through 'tough times'? What really works?
Using a balance of your head, your heart and your gut instincts can take you a long way in a crisis, if you can get the balance right. Authenticity is also critical