Rook Tree’s Lesley Cave works with the Business Growth Service, which is a partnership between some of the UK’s leading, private sector growth specialists, such as Grant Thornton, Pera, Oxford Innovation and Winning Pitch and backed by Government. The Business Growth Service will get to the heart of the barriers that are holding your business […]
Here at Rook Tree we often hear Lesley refer to the “coaching conversation” and while we all know what she means, the language of coaching isn’t always instantly recognisable to new team leaders, supervisors and managers. With that in mind we find that we like The Weekly Coaching Conversation: by Brian Souza. In it he […]
Three simple skills. You’d think so, wouldn’t you? Well, maybe not. We like this reminder from the Harvard Business Review on “How Great Coaches Ask, Listen, and Empathize” (sorry about the American spelling…) Click on the hyperlink and it will open the article Read more here…
As you would expect, here at Rook Tree we would say that the are all sorts of reasons why you would benefit from bringing in a professional coach and they aren’t all related to poor performance, or preparing for a job application. Therefore, we were interested to find an article in the Harvard Business Review […]
Regular viewers of our website will have noticed that here at Rook Tree we have particular respect for the work of Professor Peter Hawkins and we are very pleased to be able to share our latest find – a great webinar opportunity to explore some leading edge thinking on the practice of systemic supervision. We […]
OK. We’ve all had a month to get to grips with the New Year. We’ve kept to our New Year resolutions for a month [or so] and now it’s time to get focused on what we want to get out of 2015 and therefore what we must put in to it! Here at Rook Tree […]
A&E is often seen as a service in crisis and is the focus of much media and political interest. But A&E is just the tip of the iceberg – the whole urgent and emergency care system is complex, and surrounded by myth and confusion.
So 2015 is underway… and I’d like to connect with you all and wish you a prosperous New Year, encouraging you to embark on your endeavor(s), whatever they maybe, with a new vigor and trusting energy. I know, I spend a lot of time each year saying there is no ‘I’ in team and of […]
Here at Rook Tree we’re always on the look out for something new to learn; but we’re also very happy to learn more about putting something we already love into practice, such as Hawkins’ “Leadership Team Coaching in Practice: Developing High-performing Teams” (3 October 2014). In our post of February of this year we were […]
Here at Rook Tree we love it when we find like-minded thinking. Here’s our latest find. We love this Institute of Directors advice especially as it mirrors advice and services that our Executive Coach, Lesley Cave, already delivers. DirectorsGuides_ManageConflict-1 Lesley has a passion for people and through mediation believes that work place disputes can be […]
Here at Rook Tree we love a bit of sport… well, we love a lot of sport. We might be focused on business performance, but all teams and individuals compete for productivity, their own or their team. That’s how we can help. Our Executive Coach’s coaching philosophy centres on her belief in human ability […]
Here at Rook Tree we’ve got a BIG debate going on in the office. It’s a re-run of a common dilemma… turn left or turn right? nature or nurture? Poly or Uni? (for those of you old enough to remember Polytechnics) ILM or Masters? In 2014 the debate for us is ILM (Institute […]
“Working with Lesley to prepare for job interviews has been inspiring and completely changed my approach to job interviews. Lesley has challenged me to think about how my achievements and experience fit into the bigger picture, so that I could give confident and knowledgeable answers in my job interviews. I have secured a [higher grade] […]
…business success? career progression? satisfied customers? Well, of course we mean yes. But here at Rook Tree we’re actually thinking of our World Cup prospects and because of that we are drawn to this article Healthskills Leadership Academy e-letter #65 Collaborative Leadership and the route to the Premier League As people who know me will […]