Of mice and men

Of mice and men

There has been quite a lot of exciting (for me, at least) neurological research in the last few decades aimed at understanding the neurology of risk taking, with research on our dear laboratory rats, testing for example how their behaviour changed when injecting...
Advice vs. Coaching in Finance

Advice vs. Coaching in Finance

The financial industry, specifically its investment management branch, has traditionally operated based on 3 models: investment management, where a client appoints one or more managers to invest and divest, buy and sell securities on his behalf; investment advisory,...
Mentor or Coach?

Mentor or Coach?

In the last couple of years “coaching” has become more popular, although some confusion on the meaning remains, and the subtle as well as not-so-subtle differences between coaching and mentoring, and between coaching/mentoring and educating, is not always appreciated....