Matthew Radley & Associates - Blog

Championing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our profession

At MRA we know that as professional coaches working in partnership with our clients we have a clear role to play in fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) for everyone we engage with.

Systemic coaching - who really is the client?

“There is no such thing as a great coach, only coaching that continuously co-creates greater added value with and for all the stakeholders of the coaching’

Transactional Analysis

If you speak with any of the Executive Coaches at MRA we’ll all consistently talk about our ‘high support and high challenge’ approach to coaching and how the most successful coaching relationships are based on the coach and client remaining in the Adult:Adult space. But what does Adult:Adult really mean and how does it enable being both supportive and challenging when we’re coaching or leading others?

Contracting in Coaching - the neglected competency?

A quick search in the index of our ‘go to’ coaching books reveals what we have always suspected… that contracting doesn’t always receive the appropriate level of focus when it comes to learning what makes a great coach. Of a random sample of five books written by highly respected and experienced coaches with many years experience – some of the ‘best in the business’ – only one had dedicated more than a throwaway line to the subject of contracting.

Listening..... to give life to others

On 2nd November 1953 Chad Varah answered the first call to a helpline created for people considering taking their own life. He took out an advertisement entitled “active listening therapy”. And it was ‘the power of the listening that turned out to be the strength of the service’ (HRH Prince of Wales, forward, ‘How to Listen’ 2021). And so the Samaritans was formed.

Building a globally resilient leadership workforce with Costa

Consider this challenge - you lead a globally placed and globally resourced, highly ambitious, growth focused organisation. You believe in the brand, its purpose, and its people. You know that the only way is up, and you know it’s a big ask of everyone. And you also know that resilience, wellbeing and mental health are top of everyone’s agenda. So where do you start?