Coincidental Coaching is the blog of Mark Sexton.
Mark is co-founder of Aspiration Experts Ltd and Head of the coaching profession at the Intellectual Property Office.
Having spent many years as a coach and running the IPO’s internal coaching network, alongside my day job heading up a patent examining group, I thought it would be useful to begin to gather together some of the advice and pitfalls that have proved informative over the years and hopefully pepper these with some tools and techniques that have enriched my practice.
The coaching community is an enthusiastic and eclectic bunch and I hope that in sharing the things I’ve found handy, other people working in and around the field will be able to point me towards other nifty things that I’ve missed (there’s so much out there).
To work with me or James come visit our site at https://www.aspirationexperts.com/about
My Latest Posts
- Workplace coaching glossary
Workplace coaching has a smorgasbord of terminology which can be opaque to the uninitiated. Here’s a first stab at a glossary of what I mean when I say these terms. - “These are the good days”
A blogpost with lots of links, taking in social media, Laurie Santos’ excellent course on the science of wellbeing, Danny Wallace’s book, Join Me and with added music by the 10000 maniacs - “Why do you stay up so late?” by Don Paterson
The Don Paterson poem “Why do you stay up so late?” is rich with imagery that reminds me of those penny drop moments in coaching, in which something mundane is revealed to be a thing of beauty and importance. - How to change by Katy Milkman – Book review
A book review of How to change by Katy Milkman - Red bees, cherries and deletion
A blog about how one summer the bees in New York turned red, the secret life of a cherry magnate and the coaching concept of deletion - STARs and CARs – some tips on applying for jobs
A blog of tips for preparing for interviews and filling in application forms, using the CAR and STAR models - Looking back at fifty coincidental blogs, the charts
This blog celebrates reaching 50 posts, reflecting on the journey of blogging about coaching. I run down a chart of the best and worst posts according to footfall and how catchier titles might have helped out. - Rocko’s modern life – Static Cling – a review – nostalgia isn’t what it used to be
The blog uses a review of the Rocko’s modern life reboot (Static Cling) to consider nostalgia and (briefly) it’s place in coaching - A visual blog (and an appreciation nested within of the Visual Science Lab blog by Kirk Tuck)
A visual blog (lots of photos), with a review of Kirk Tuck’s now sadly defunct blog, and an appreciation of going to galleries. - Book review – Coach your Team by Liz Hall
In this blog I review Liz Hall’s excellent book Coach your team, which introduces a wide range of approaches and models and grounds it all in conscious and mindful practice.