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One Marble at a Time
A Blog by Luke Thomas - Performance Coach & Director of Spring Trust is something that has intrigued and frustrated me in equal measure so far this year. It’s a recurring theme in family relationships, organisational culture and especially teams, but of course,...
The Endless Pursuit of Quality (or How to Gain National PR… by doing nothing?)
A Blog by Luke Thomas, Performance Coach & Director of Spring Something out of the ordinary happened to me last week that I’ve talked about with a few of the coaches and mentors I surround myself with. They got me to reflect on the experience and learn from it. ...
Premier Inn…I take it back
“Premier Inn… I take it back.” You have reframed my thinking both for myself and for some clients I’ve been working with lately. Let me explain – it’s a great example of how our mental habits can hold us back day-to-day.
Quiet – The Power of Introverts in a World that can’t stop talking
Fascinating insight to Free Trait Theory & how we can all act outside of our natural traits
Links between parenting and performance – or when to attend a School Sports Day
Am I one of the good parents at a sports day? Or am i becoming part of a problem, Pink asks? Should we ban parents from attending sports days and youth sports, to make it a parent-free zone?
Our top six coaching, performance, and leadership blog posts
I've been reviewing the last few years' worth of blog posts, and it's been a useful and illuminating exercise. So, here's my Top 6 favourite blogs on coaching, performance, leadership and teamwork 1. Innovate or Stagnate: Nothing in between! Written and posted...
The most powerful wellbeing, resilience and performance tool I’ve seen in the last 5 years
I was reviewing the Spring Email Updates for 2014, and realised that the most popular one by a country mile, was also the shortest. It was, in fact, less than three lines long - you can read it here. I was bombarded with replies, calls and conversation about it....
How Concorde challenged creativity & coaching concepts
A blog by Luke Thomas, Director of Spring I was on a BA flight returning from the incredible World Business Forum recently, and got chatting to the cabin crew. I had taken this photo above, whilst in New York. If you look, you can spot Concorde nestled in the bottom...
School Playgrounds & Life Lessons
The Spring Coaching Blog has been a bit sparse recently, but for good reasons – a house move in the Summer, family time off, some very exciting new clients and a new school for my daughter. Those are my excuses anyway. I was bursting with pride as she confidently...
"Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast"… 3 minutes, 3 times a day…
Drucker meets Kotze in creating change that impacts KPIs
Networking to raise your profile – it’s not about you (and that’s nothing new)
How A Pug’s guide to Dating demonstrates simple methods in stakeholder management & influencing
Cliche Alert: There’s no such thing as a stupid question in effective coaching and mentoring
Applying mindsets & identities to bring about performance change
6 Tops Tips for High Impact ‘Live’ Coaching
A guest blog by Luke Thomas of Spring for Octopus HR. "You'll undermine and embarrass me in front of my team" "I need time to reflect and practice this more first" "Today isn't a typical day and this just isn't natural with you being here!" "You don't...
From Poison to Potion – Performance Coaching under our noses
Finding sources of inspiration in unusually creative places
Fearlessness is not the same as the absence of fear
Smarter & braver decisions through changing the way you make choices
Brain Food & New Faces
Click on the image below for our June Newsletter by Luke Thomas, Performance Coach & Director of Spring. It's an exciting year - take a look:
4 ways to increase your people’s performance
A blog by Luke Thomas, Performance Coach & Director of Spring Photo from the Williams F1 Centre, Grove, Oxfordshire 1. Change something… anything! Boredom can set-in for everyone at times – no matter how varied or interesting their role might be. Find ways of...
Luke’s selection of performance boosting books, tweets & blogs
Click on the image below for January's Spring Newsletter by Luke Thomas, Performance Coach & Director of Spring It's a quick selection of great resources for you to dip into. Audiobooks & paperbacks for learning on the move. Tweets, blogs and videos to tap...
You’ve got to have something bigger
A blog by Luke Thomas, Performance Coach & Director of Spring “You’ve got to have something bigger” Unless you’ve been under a rock somewhere for the past few years, you’ll have seen the success of British elite cyclists culminating in the 2012 Olympics and the...
Corporate or connected? Performance with personality
A blog by Luke Thomas, Performance Coach & Director of Spring This caught my eye beside the front door of a hotel. ‘RBS’ and ‘Credit Crunch’ are emotionally loaded words to include. I think that’s why I love the honest and candid stance taken. Instead of your...
Team Performance: Beware of ‘the overdone Ego with nothing to prove’
A blog by Luke Thomas, Performance Coach & Director of Spring I’ve always loved this old advert…. A genius combination of image and strapline that says so much. It speaks of a high performing car, so self-assured and confident that it doesn’t need or want...
Why Scuba diving helps performance, profit & creative leadership – Part 3
A blog by Luke Thomas, Performance Coach & Director of Spring To catch up on this short blog series, here are Part 1 and Part 2 Photograph courtesy of © Kennack Diving, All Rights Reserved Risk. Safety. Fun. Three key factors when diving. You only need to read...
Absurdity & fun – to shift sales & leadership performance
A blog by Luke Thomas, Performance Coach & Director of Spring Big corporate organisations can lose the ability to have fun. Serious formality can seep into so much of what they do. Accelerating learning or step-changing performance can be regularly accessed via...
Innovate or Stagnate: Nothing in between!
Innovative ways of driving your career differently from Group-Think to Values
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