What is balance? Some think of balance as evenly weighed scales. With this thought comes the thought that work / life balance is impossible because …
Center for Coaching Certification Coaching Stories
Coaching Stories
Accountability
How do you define accountability? Accountability means having responsibilities, either to others or to ourselves. How do you manage accountability? As an individual, we are …
Fit the Pieces Together After Coach Training
Imagine that you completed coach training. Your head is spinning. As you reflect, you realize that the classes, tools, techniques, resources, and processes fit together …
AI versus EI in Coaching
We all hear so many acronyms in the news, on social media platforms, everywhere. If you hear the term AI or Artificial Intelligence, what do …
The Use of Coaching in the Emergency Services Field
First responders, firefighters, medical personal, and police officers deal with the public 24/7. At times, the interaction between the public and emergency personal can be …
Witnessing Acts of Kindness
During coach training we focus on the positive. We also practice being present and aware. These are coaching skills. Being a great coach means making …
What Can a Coach Fix?
What Can a Coach Fix? By Pete Liska https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteliska/ To answer the question, “What can coaching fix?” start by understanding what a coach is and …
Assertiveness Techniques
By Pete Liska https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteliska/ Clear, direct language is respectful and a coaching competency. During coach training for my Certified Professional Coach certification, we learned say …
Coaching Questions
By Pete Liska https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteliska/ During coach training with the Center for Coaching Certification (CCC), we reviewed different types of questions and were given specific tips …
Goal Setting
By Pete Liska https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteliska/ During coach training an example was given as follows: Imagine going to a travel agent and asking them to book your …