Coaching
Coaching is an effective method to help individuals and teams to develop and enhance their leadership and management ability.
Through the FMLM coaching network you can access the services of 19 professionals working across the country and across all career stages.
Get in touch with us and we can help you find a coach.
Resources
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Coaching Q&A
QUESTION: Any advice for strategies in dealing with ‘imposter syndrome’, and also with lack of confidence?
Article 21 Jun 2023
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What is team coaching - and how is it different from team facilitation?
Blog 1 Apr 2022
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What are the different types of 1:1 coaching (executive, leadership, business, career, health, life...)
Coaching is one of the most evidence-based ways to develop your medical leadership skills and build your confidence and effectiveness over time.
Blog 18 Mar 2022
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What is the difference between coaching and mentoring?
Coaching and mentoring are both confidential developmental processes between a Client and a qualified Coach or Mentor, which take place as a series
Blog 3 Mar 2022
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Developing psychologically safe cultures while also commanding and controlling
Providing exceptional clinical care at any time, let alone during a prolonged pandemic, demands exceptional performance from medical leaders and their teams.
Article 3 Feb 2022
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One small reckless act, one giant blow to my career: how can coaching help a doctor in this situation?
It is universally accepted that working in the NHS is now more stressful and difficult than ever. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the impact of work pressures was highlighted by the GMC at their 2019 conference, which looked at the crucial importance of good leadership in preventing and mitigating these pressures.
Article 7 Aug 2020
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Tackling imposter syndrome
Listen back to this webinar from our coaching series on tackling imposter syndrome.
Resource 24 Oct 2018
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Dealing effectively with conflict
This webinar explored how to successfully deal with conflict in the workplace and shared advice on how you can increase your ability to manage conflict more effectively.
Resource 31 Jul 2018
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Lilly Lecture 2018 summary and video
This year’s Lilly lecture was delivered by Professor Megan Reitz, Associate Professor of Leadership and Dialogue for Ashridge Business School.
Resource 30 May 2018
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The value of coaching
Coaching is an established method for the development and ongoing support of leadership capability in the NHS, especially among senior leaders.
Resource 27 Apr 2018
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Coaching – does it really work?
by Chris Martin (Silvermaple
Article 26 Apr 2018
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Political Astuteness
This webinar looked at the importance of political astuteness and explored some of the issues leaders have to contend with working in complex
Resource 13 Apr 2018
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Mindfulness and leadership
Mindfulness has in recent years become very popular. Some of you may have used this in your clinical practice or do this yourselves. We will look briefly at what it is and then consider the extent to which it could be applied at work and specifically to improve leadership skills.
Resource 20 Feb 2018
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Coaching ‘on the run’ at Leaders in Healthcare
Many delegates at Leaders in Healthcare 2016 were introduced to coaching for the first time, here is what some of the coaches had to say.
Article 24 Nov 2016
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Overcoming being overwhelmed
I recently did a workshop for high performing and high potential medical doctors in the United States. They were the budding elite in their profession – exceptional surgeons...
Resource 18 Nov 2016
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The number 1 greatest lesson for coaches
Most leaders today accept that an important part of their role is coaching others. I believe the greatest lesson for any coach, outstanding or otherwise, is to overcome our own ego.
Resource 7 Oct 2016
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The art of delegation
As a career coach, I have worked with many healthcare professionals who have stated that they find it difficult to delegate to colleagues and say ‘no’ to extra workload.
Article 5 Oct 2016
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Exploring conflict resolution with Dr Tim Ojo
Following his one-day course for medical leaders, part of FMLM's Essential skills courses, Dr Tim Ojo sums up the importance of and practical approach to effective conflict resolution skills in a healthcare context, along with some top tips.
Resource 23 Mar 2016
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What can coaching do for you?
We spoke with Alexis Hutson from the FMLM coaching network about why coaching is such a powerful tool for personal growth and why she is so passionate about her profession.
Resource 26 Feb 2016
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Coaching: focused on you achieving your goals
Coaching is a very effective leadership development tool and one which is widely used in the NHS for career-related decisions, getting the work-life balance right, stress management, time management, handling transitions and increasing resilience.
Article 24 Feb 2016
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In conversation with Steve Radcliffe
Drawing from his experience of over 20 years of providing coaching to chief executives and managers in the NHS and other government departments, Steve Radcliffe talks about the Future - Engage - Deliver approach to coaching.
Resource 15 Feb 2016
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Time to think – helping medical experts to become inspiring leaders
What if adopting the role of expert does not always deliver the best possible results? What if helping people to think for themselves is an essential part of being an inspirational leader?
Resource 5 Nov 2015
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The value of coaching for organisations
Medical leadership is an essential requirement at all levels within the care delivery systems operating in the UK – systems which are increasingly complex and interconnected in the NHS.
Article 23 Jun 2015
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Coaching the toxic leader
Senior executives have the power to create an environment that allows people to grow and give their best—or a toxic workplace where everyone is unh
Resource 4 Aug 2014
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How to juggle work, life and leadership (part two)
In the second part of this interactive two part webinar, Dr Claire Marie Thomas explored the habits and rules that can help us to be more effective, efficient and inspiring leaders.
Resource 25 Jul 2014
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How to juggle work, life and leadership (part one)
This, the first part of an interactive two part webinar considered encouraged participants to explore and reflect on their current self management systems.
Resource 14 Jul 2014
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Understanding personality type: life stages and stress reactions
The seventh article in the series 'Understanding Personality Type' by Anita Houghton featured in BMJ Careers.
Resource 26 Nov 2013
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Understanding personality type: Introducing personality type
The start of a series by careers coach Anita Houghton featured in BMJ careers.
Resource 26 Nov 2013
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Overview of coaching and mentoring
Coaching is a process of unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their own performance; and is now an established method for the development and ongoing support of leadership capability in the NHS.
Resource 29 Apr 2013