Practice makes perfect: how mindfulness can change coaching for the better

Abstract

PurposeThis paper provides an interview with Liz Hall, author of Mindful Coaching: How Mindfulness Can Transform Coaching Practice.Design/methodology/approachThis article interviews Hall about the impact practising mindfulness can have in the workplace. It discusses the challenging circumstances in which many people find themselves, and offers advice on how mindfulness, employed in a coaching context, can help people to manage stress and high workloads better.FindingsThe paper discusses the challenging circumstances in which many people find themselves, and offers advice on how mindfulness, employed in a coaching context, can help people to manage stress and high workloads better.Practical implicationsIt outlines the many areas in which mindfulness can have a positive impact, and offers advice on how mindful coaching can improve leadership ability, emotional intelligence, and authenticity.Originality/valueThe paper presents the insights of a leading practitioner in the field of mindful coaching.