NeilAdmin, Author at Acorn Coaching and Development

Primary Purpose and Leadership – a White Paper from Acorn Coaching

In this the second paper in the series, we turn our attention to the importance and impact of Primary Purpose and Team Leadership in creating an effective team. The Primary Purpose is important in that it has caused the team’s existence. Within this dimension of our Team Coaching model, the team and its leader have to lay the foundations of the twin imperatives; achievement of the primary purpose and developing effective teamwork.

Creating High Performing Teams – a White Paper from Acorn Coaching

Insights, Team CoachingBy NeilAdmin

It just so happens that this has been written at a time of turmoil for society and organisations alike. The pandemic has turned normal life on its head and made every-day work interactions difficult or even impossible. However, it has given people a very clear and uniting challenge that has focused attention and driven real collaboration and innovation.

Creating ‘Kinship’ in a Corporate Environment:

Coaching, LeadershipBy NeilAdmin

For the last three years, Acorn Coaching and Development has hosted an annual gathering of senior leaders from the UK division of an international corporate. There was a need for the company to leverage the expertise and latent leadership within its leadership team to increase the rate and impact of change to keep ahead of external changes and emerging markets.

Supporting Josepha and the Kinamba Community Project

NewsBy NeilAdmin

Supporting Josepha and the Kinamba Community Project Having supported Zambian student Izzac Nkhata for 4 years through university, Acorn are now sponsoring Josepha, a 7 year old girl from Kigali in Rwanda. We will be contributing to Josepha’s education through the Kinamba Community Project (www.kinambaproject.org.uk) and our sponsorship will cover teacher’s salaries, school uniform, materials…

Experience is everything!

Coaching, Experiences, Learning, TrainingBy NeilAdmin

Over the last 12 months we have designed and delivered considerably more outdoor experiential learning programmes than at any point in the last decade, created at the request of our clients and a number at the request of the participants themselves.

Infrastructure Strategic Alliance at Sellafield

Engineering, Nuclear, Professional ServicesBy NeilAdmin

The Infrastructure Strategic Alliance (ISA) provides a site-wide, consistent approach to the delivery of infrastructure projects at Sellafield, west Cumbria.

Succession Planning – without it, most SMEs don’t have a future.

Nuclear, SMEsBy NeilAdmin

“Acorn’s experience in the nuclear sector means we had confidence in commissioning them assist us in this vital area of business.”

Lend Lease Develop Strategic Focus with Acorn

ConstructionBy NeilAdmin

Lend Lease has undergone significant change over recent years and there was a concern that there had been a loss of strategic focus due to the pressures on the business.

1:1 Coaching accelerates New Manager Performance within Lexia

EnvironmentalBy NeilAdmin

As the new bid manager moved into her first team management position, she approached Acorn to support her in developing the additional skills required to fulfil the new role.

EC Harris – Accelerated Performance for Graduate Future Leaders

Professional ServicesBy NeilAdmin

EC Harris is a leading global natural and built asset design and consultancy firm working in partnership with their clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes through the application of design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services.

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