Practice makes perfect: how mindfulness can change coaching for the better: An interview with Liz Hall, author of Mindful Coaching

Abstract

Purpose

This paper provides an interview with Liz Hall, author of Mindful Coaching: How Mindfulness Can Transform Coaching Practice.

Design/methodology/approach

This 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.

Findings

The 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 implications

It 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/value

The paper presents the insights of a leading practitioner in the field of mindful coaching.

Citation

by Gareth Bell, I. (2013), "Practice makes perfect: how mindfulness can change coaching for the better: An interview with Liz Hall, author of Mindful Coaching", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 28-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-05-2013-0025