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We deliver psychometric assessments and feedback

Psychometrics? Personality types? Yes, we are accredited to deliver several. It's important you select the right one for the right purpose. And they all come with limitations, whic… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2025/01/we-deliver-psychometric-assessments-and-feedback/

A statistician as a coach/consultant?

Those who know me know I'm a 'Stat'. Sounds boring I know! My UCL Honours degree is in Economics and Statistics. I particularly loved 'Statistical Inference' - what you can and can… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2025/01/statistician-coachconsultant/

Testing, Testing...How's your Rigour?

Testing, Testing...How's your Rigour? Is it working for you, and how do you know? Coaching is often about checking and challenging clients' thoughts and assumptions. Lately w… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2025/01/testing-testinghows-your-rigour/

How much of your potential are you using?

How much of your potential are you currently using? You may not know exactly, but you may have a sense of it. Elite athletes often report they use around 90% of their potential… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2025/01/how-much-your-potential-are-you-using/

Come on the adventure!

As accredited Supervisors of Consultants and Coaches, and as Coaches of Leaders with decades of experience in the act of helping others to succeed, we serve people who have a … https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2024/12/come-adventure/

What is physical and mental Recovery? It's the base that enables high performance.

We work in the coaching of high performers. Recovery is one of the first principles. How important is mental and physical recovery? Well, how many words do we have for it, … https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2024/12/what-physical-and-mental-recovery-its-base-enables-high-performance/

Coaching the Dark Triad and the Dark Empathy

I’ve been chatting with my EQ emotional intelligence provider, EBW Global - Business Emotional Intelligence Assessments, about Dark Empathy – empathy used as a weapon by leaders or… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2024/12/coaching-dark-triad-and-dark-empathy/

What should a coach know? Deep and Narrow or Broad and Shallow? Let's try for broad and deep! - where we can add value.

I’m delighted to have passed my written assignment and achieved the "Primary Certificate in Psychodynamic Theory and Practice". Many thanks to fabulous Course Leader Kate Williams… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2024/12/what-should-coach-know-deep-and-narrow-or-broad-and-shallow-lets-try-broad-and-deep-where-we-can-add-value/

100+ tips on Executive Team Coaching effectiveness

Colin speaks to an international and City of London group to provide 100+ tips on Executive Team Coaching effectiveness.
Colin speaks to an international and City of London group to provide 100+ tips on Executive Team Coaching effectiveness Click here to watch https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2022/11/100-tips-executive-team-coaching-effectiveness/

Covid Quick Stats Update - Omicron - 17th Dec 2021

Omicron...I can feel a 'quick stats update' coming on.
Omicron...I can feel a 'quick stats update' coming on. The Omicron 'game' is a different game. It crushes Test and Trace, for example. This is going to be big now. In short, pr… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2021/12/covid-quick-stats-update-omicron-17th-dec-2021/

Mary Nonde's Deeply Personal Workshop

The Business Athlete is recommending Mary Nonde's deeply personal workshop, Awaken Your Intuitive Vision, on Sunday 17 October 2021.
The Business Athlete is recommending Mary Nonde's deeply personal workshop, Awaken Your Intuitive Vision, on Sunday 17 October 2021. Very often we proactively engage our consci… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2021/09/mary-nondes-deeply-personal-worksho/

Covid stats update from Colin, 29 Dec 2020

Quick(!) stats update (UK)
Quick(!) stats update (UK): So the virus is still with us and we are trying to hold daily fatalities under 1000 again, like in April/May. So it's proving to be the sad, long an… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2020/12/covid-stats-update-colin-29-dec-2020/

Learning To Fly - Podcast with Colin hosted by Rachel Day

Podcast hosted by Rachel Day
Click Here to Listen to the Podcast Hosted by Rachel Day, founder of the amazing Flying School charity (click to visit). Colin is a double Commonwealth medal holder in Table… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2020/12/learning-fly-podcast-colin-hosted-rachel-day/

Experttabletennis.com podcast with Colin Wilson

Podcast - Colin Wilson interview with Ben Larcombe of Expert Table Tennis
Listen to the Podcast here: https://www.experttabletennis.com/colin-wilson-how-to-fulfil-your-potential/ On this link... Colin Wilson Interview I spoke to Colin for about 40… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2020/11/experttabletenniscom-podcast-colin-wilson/

IQ, EQ, SQ and PQ - what we've been doing for a long time

In Leadership Development terms, even before Daniel Goleman in 1996, IQ had already started to give a lot away to EQ....
In Leadership Development terms, even before Daniel Goleman in 1996, IQ had already started to give a lot away to EQ. Now SQ is getting more traction. But surely we need PQ too. A… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2020/07/iq-eq-sq-and-pq-what-weve-been-doing-long-time/

Using Psychological Distance in Coaching

Hi All. John Blakey of 'Challenging Coaching' (I have his book but haven't read it yet!) has picked up on Rebecca Hamilton's research in Harvard Business Review. A great theme and… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2020/07/using-psychological-distance-coaching/

People whose work I admire - Jim Loehr

We all have important influences in our lives. If we're lucky we have some very positive ones. No-one was born with amazing insights, so we all learn and stand on the shoulders of… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2020/06/people-whos-work-i-admire-jim-loehr/

Stars tend to fall harder (and derail more)

Jennifer Carson Marr and Stefan Thau did some worthwhile research on human performance this year (see the BPS website for the full article). They called it Falling from Great (and Not-So-Great) Heights: How Initial Status Position Influences Performance a…
Jennifer Carson Marr and Stefan Thau did some worthwhile research on human performance this year (see the BPS website for the full article). They called it Falling from Great (and… https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2020/05/stars-tend-fall-harder-and-derail-more/

Sport Stories Podcast - Winning without Losing

Link to Sports Stories Podcast, David Levine interviewing Colin Wilson
Here's a link to my Sports Stories Podcast with David Levine: Colin Wilson - Former international Table Tennis player, now Performance Coach, Consultant and Commentator … https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2020/04/sport-stories-podcast/

British Rowing CEO appointment

News from British Rowing, plus plaudits for Neil Chugani, outgoing interim and ex-World Champion.
News from British Rowing, plus plaudits for Neil Chugani, outgoing interim and ex-World Champion. We're delighted to announce that Andy Parkinson has been appointed as the new … https://www.businessathlete.co.uk/index.php/blog/2020/04/british-rowing-ceo-appointment/

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