Welcome     Welcome to the Alison Hodge blog and website. Alison is a coaching supervisor, executive coach and consultant in the UK, and has long experience of working with organisations and independent consultants. In this site, Alison explains her work in her own words, and her blog charts her day-to-day thoughts, reading and discoveries.         Creative Group Supervision for Coaches An opportunity to refresh and reflect on your coaching practice through a creative lens with Alison Click here for details of the programme (PDF) Alison will offer a unique opportunity to a small group of six coaches to work together with a particular focus on the use of creative resources to explore your client work and coaching practice. As a result, you'll gain an understanding of the effectiveness of right-brain approaches to effect change. You'll also develop your ability to apply creative interventions in your coaching practice. For further details, contact Alison on 020 8995 5485. "I trust you and am able to open up to you and the group. You are relaxed and flexible. I don't go away feeling confused or failing, and I do go away with some concrete suggestions and ideas which I can use." Dr Barbara Moyes, Executive Coach       Says Alison: Since I first created this website four years ago, I realised that the essence of my work is all about change: individual, group and organisational; intended and unintended; transitional and transformational. In whichever domain I am practising, my work is underpinned by a belief that we all have the resources within us to change, and this entails learning and growth in order to achieve our goals or ambitions. I believe that learning and development can be very challenging, but at the same time it can be fun. I bring laughter, warmth, curiosity, passion and enthusiasm to the primary areas of my work of coaching and coaching supervision. I continue to delight in the amazing results we can achieve when we align our passion with professional practice.   Click to read about Alison's work with consultants. "Finding time for your professional development while coaching can be difficult..."   Click to read about Alison's work with organisations. "Organisations need to manage change, rather than change managing them..."   Click to read testimonials to Alison's work from independent consultants and organisational clients.       © Alison Hodge 2011 Tel: 020 8995 5485