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Coaching and a Coaching Culture Differentiated
The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as “a strategic partnership in which the coach empowers the client to clarify goals, create action plans, move past obstacles, and achieve what the client chooses.” The ICF publishes a table that explains … Read more
Coaching Compared with Other Roles
As of this writing, coaching remains widely misunderstood. Some think of sports coaching where the coach is telling the athletes what to do and driving them forward. Additionally, the terms mentor and consultant are often mistakenly used interchangeably with the … Read more
Reflection
In the examples shared in this blog series, the client in the story moved through many phases and worked in many areas of their life. While each client is different in terms of how many things are covered during a … Read more
Coaching to Build a Life
During coach training we discuss the importance of a client choosing what to focus on and also empowering the client in terms of how to have the conversation. Based on this, for the client in the story of this blog … Read more
Coaching for Practical Situations
In following the story of a coaching client, we moved through transitions after leaving a job, building confidence, prioritizing, finding a job, negotiating, starting a new job, and developing a career path. Now we move into coaching for other areas … Read more
Coaching to design a Career Path
After working with Katrina to develop strategies for starting her new job as outlined in the previous blog, I also asked questions about personal significance, awareness, and acknowledgement as taught during coaching certification. Here are examples: How do you feel … Read more
Coaching to Develop Workplace Strategies
This blog series continues with the client in the story preparing for her new job. In preparation for this, I reflected on the balance between being a subject matter expert and a process expert as discussed in the very first … Read more
Coaching to Prepare for Negotiating
After working through the possibilities of her job offers and making her decision, Katrina wanted to work on negotiating her best deal. Per our initial agreement, we discussed coaching versus training versus consulting. Katrina felt she had the book knowledge on … Read more
Coaching During Decision Time
Continuing discussion on the use of various coaching techniques from coach training with coaching client Katrina, this blog series now moves into supporting a coaching client making a big decision. Within three weeks of her dedicated efforts to find a … Read more
Job Search Coaching
Continuing from the previous blogs: when Katrina felt good about her resume and social media profiles, she was ready to begin her job search. During coach training we learn to brainstorm, and this became a great next technique to support … Read more