When your coaching client wants to reschedule, how you handle it is about both being a smart business person for yourself, and balancing customer service.
How to Choose a Coach
A coach is different than a consultant, a friend, or a mentor. Different coaches play different roles while calling it coaching. Coaching is a strategic …
Coaching Core Competencies – 12 of 12
The long term success of each person is their own responsibility; a coach serves a client by defining and supporting actions and results. Managing Progress …
Coaching Core Competencies – 11 of 12
The obvious purpose of coaching is for a client to move forward and achieve their objectives. In the initial stages of the coaching relationship, a …
Coaching Core Competencies – 10 of 12
The International Coaches Federation, ICF, lists Designing Actions as a Core Competency in the category of Facilitating Learning and Results. On the surface, it seems …
Coaching Core Competencies – 9 of 12
As individuals develop personally and professional, a high level of awareness empowers self-actualization, decision-making, and positive outcomes. Sometimes self-awareness is comfortable, and sometimes it is …
Coaching Core Competencies – 8 of 12
Different people say the same thing different ways and different things the same way. Clear communication requires learning assertiveness, understanding how different people express themselves, …
Coaching Core Competencies – 7 of 12
The main activities in a coaching session include the coach listening and the coach asking questions. The International Coaches Federation (ICF) includes these skills within …
Coaching Core Competencies – 6 of 12
An interesting observation often made is that while many consider themselves to be good listeners, most consider others to be lacking in their listening skills. …
Coaching Core Competencies – 5 of 12
In the category of Co-Creating the relationship (second of four in the Core Competencies,) the International Coaches Federation (ICF) includes Coaching Presence. It seems presence …