My close friend and colleague Edna Murdoch and I frequently spend time talking about all the issues that surround supervision, and how it plays out in our lives. We’ve recently decided we’d like share some of these conversations online in a series of videos. ’Talking together’ is going to be […]

I met with my supervision group yesterday at Kew Gardens, as part of our group supervision on location. Imagine our surprise when we discovered the Chihuly Exhibition was already installed and ready for the official opening on Saturday, 13 April. So, in among the tulips, the cherry blossom, and the […]

Group work is on my mind at the moment, as I’m thinking ahead to a two-day development programme I’m leading in Dublin next month (20-21 May), entitled Working with Groups. I have a client I work with on Skype in supervision, who does a lot of group work. As a […]

I was delighted and honoured to be profiled in the latest (March/April) edition of Coaching at Work magazine. The profile is based on an interview with the editor, Liz Hall, and I’m very grateful to her for giving me the opportunity to talk about some of the key aspects of […]

I was recently drawn to a piece written by Steven Chapman on his blog Can Scorpions Smoke? It’s about boredom and procrastination, both words which can have such pejorative connotations. As I asked myself, ‘When do you get bored, Alison?’ my thoughts took me to a myriad of associations. When […]