When was the last time you saw a waterfall in real life? If you’re like us, it’s sadly been a few years. So, let’s take a moment to remember their immense capacity.

A waterfall gushes down the side of a rock with unexplainable force. A waterfall carries momentum into the water below and trickles onwards. A waterfall has grace and strength. A waterfall is powerful.

The idea of ‘The Waterfall Effect’ has been contemplated by many. In Paul H Burton’s book, The Waterfall Effect: Six Principles for Productive Leadership, he describes the effect as the benefits that cascade down through an organisation, into the community and out to the client base. For us, the effect is seen in nearly every school we’ve worked with and seen in spades!

This blog was inspired by a very talented, vegan entrepreneur, Leanne, who has recently turned her life inside out and backwards, to find not only what fulfils her deeply but what also makes her healthy and happy.

If you’ve been coaching for any length of time, you likely have your favourite go-to questions; the ones that you use time and time again. You may think the question in your head is the best one to ask your coachee, but sometimes, you need to challenge yourself to swap one question for another to really open someone up.

At Graydin our week begins with a team meeting that always follows a similar structure. It starts with a joyful song to get us motivated, then a little weekend check-in, a quick game or a moment of gratitude and then we share what may trigger us that day.

When we hear about a school embedding coaching skills, whether for professional development, student academics or more, we can't resist the urge to share it with our wider community. We believe that stories like the one below are inspiring and destined to have a ripple effect.

As we've made changes in the last year and as a result, our resources can be hard to find with many things in many places. One place we know we can improve is in the Learning Library. And so, if you are a current Graydin alumni, the way that you are currently accessing the Library will change for the better. And if you aren’t an alumni, you’ll now be able to access our library of resources for the first time ever.

Coaching is not simply about tools and skills; it’s a mindset. To be a great coach, you must embrace the Coaching Mindset—a set of three truths that a coach takes into every coaching conversation. When we teach the Three Truths, we can get a lot of pushback. Whether you are facilitating coaching courses, sharing the Three Truths with your coachee, or simply curious what we mean by capable and whole, we’ve outlined how we respond when these words don’t resonate.