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Matt Somers

@MattSomers

Teaching senior leaders the coaching skills they need to get results from their teams. I’ve done it for leaders at AXA, HSBC & Toyota and I can do it for you

 Europe, Middle East and Africa
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Joined May 2010
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The Quick Start Guide to Coaching for Leaders | Matt Somers Coaching Skills Academy on Maven

The Quick Start Guide to Coaching for Leaders | Matt Somers Coaching Skills Academy on Maven

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: My mum was the world’s greatest coach: Part 2 linkedin.com/pulse/my-mum-wo… via @LinkedIn
My mum was the world’s greatest coach: Part 2

My mum was the world’s greatest coach: Part 2

In an earlier article I wrote about how much of my mother's generation's homespun wisdom could be found in modern approaches to coaching and mentoring. It seemed to strike a chord, so much so that...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Would you use these three powerful coaching questions? linkedin.com/pulse/would-you… via @LinkedIn
Would you use these three powerful coaching questions?

Would you use these three powerful coaching questions?

Leaders who coach have a powerful advantage over those who don’t. One of the hardest habits for any leader to break is the belief that they’re supposed to have the answers.

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: If you didn’t enjoy being coached, it may be that you weren’t actually coached at all linkedin.com/pulse/you-didnt… via @LinkedIn
If you didn’t enjoy being coached, it may be that you weren’t actually coached at all

If you didn’t enjoy being coached, it may be that you weren’t actually coached at all

I undertook some primary research into coaching in organisations some years back when I was studying for my MSc. I was kindly invited by the L&D manager at a local contact centre to spend a day with...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: How do you know if you have a coaching culture? linkedin.com/pulse/how-do-yo… via @LinkedIn
How do you know if you have a coaching culture?

How do you know if you have a coaching culture?

I had an interesting conversation with a senior leader recently. She explained that, despite being determined to cultivate a coaching culture within her organisation, she wasn't honestly sure whether...

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I’d like that disciplinary meeting now please open.substack.com/pub/mattso…
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: If your managers have never been trained, start with coaching linkedin.com/pulse/your-mana… via @LinkedIn
If your managers have never been trained, start with coaching

If your managers have never been trained, start with coaching

“Most people here have had more training on using the fire extinguisher than on managing people.” A newly appointed L&D manager said this to me recently and, sadly, it wasn’t difficult to believe.

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: If you manage people, you’re a coach whether you like it or not linkedin.com/pulse/you-manag… via @LinkedIn

If you manage people, you’re a coach whether you like it or not

I wrote this a while ago, but it still feels relevant now. You may have seen Alister Shepherd’s excellent article on TrainingZone, Why Coaching is a Manager’s Job.

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It might be time we ditched the GROW model

It might be time we ditched the GROW model

I first posted a short version of this article on LinkedIn, originally titled “Any fool can follow the GROW model.” It was a bit of a rant, if I’m honest.

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: How good coaching can replace bad performance reviews linkedin.com/pulse/how-good-… via @LinkedIn

How good coaching can replace bad performance reviews

I originally wrote this article for TrainingZone back in 2023, but it appears the issue hasn’t gone away. There seems to be increasing chatter in the HR and L&D worlds that it’s time to abandon...

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People just want help – they don’t care what we call it!

People just want help – they don’t care what we call it!

I often hear people getting tangled up in knots over what to call the help and support they provide. Is it coaching? Mentoring? Consulting? Advising? Counselling? Some new hybrid term that makes it...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: If you’re a Leader, you’re a Coach whether you like it or not linkedin.com/pulse/youre-lea… via @LinkedIn
If you’re a Leader, you’re a Coach whether you like it or not

If you’re a Leader, you’re a Coach whether you like it or not

This old chestnut keeps doing the rounds. Should managers also be coaches? Or is coaching a separate, specialist skill? I’ve always said: If you’re a leader, you’re a coach whether you like it or not.

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: From Green Light to Spotlight linkedin.com/pulse/from-gree… via @LinkedIn
From Green Light to Spotlight

From Green Light to Spotlight

Like many in business, I found the aftermath of Covid brought more changes than the pandemic and lockdowns themselves. For me, it meant travelling a lot less and instead spending a lot of time...

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No One Plays the Villain in Their Own Story

No One Plays the Villain in Their Own Story

We’ve all encountered tricky behaviour at work. The psychic vampire who resists change or constantly challenges authority.

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I've made a little model

I’m a fan of those diagrams that seem to be popping up everywhere on LinkedIn. You know the kind of thing.

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Are you hearing what I hear? linkedin.com/pulse/you-heari… via @LinkedIn

Are you hearing what I hear?

I'll assume here that your hearing is not physically impaired and that your listening faculties are intact. But how well do you really listen? When people talk to you at work, do you become fully...

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Annual performance reviews are glaringly outdated but that doesn’t mean we can stop reviewing performance. @MattSomers suggests a more continuous process revolving around five central questions: loom.ly/uDg_G1k #performance #managers
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It’s time to stop playing the Blame Game at work and create a culture of accountability. But how? @MattSomers shares helpful guidance: loom.ly/Xwq56v8 #accountability #blameculture
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What can we learn from Douglas McGregor’s theories on work motivation and management? loom.ly/VF84WmM @MattSomers #coaching #managers
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