by guest blogger Mikayla Phan As I look forward to my new career path in coaching, I often reflect on the  Core Competencies which are …
Developing Myself as a Coach
Center for Coaching Certification Skills, Tools and Techniques
Skills Tools and Techniques
Coaching for Awareness of Personality Styles
Roberta expanded her awareness of how to interact with others through her coaching with Lisa as discussed in the previous two blogs. In their next …
Coaching for Learning Styles
Roberta is an executive struggling with effectively engaging her direct reports. She is very intentional about saying exactly what she means and frequently only later …
Co-creating a Delegation Tool in a Coaching Relationship
During the coaching sessions discussed in the last two blogs, the coach Tracy took notes and afterwards she compiled the information and emailed it to …
Coaching for Effective Delegation
Continuing with the coaching relationship as discussed in the previous blog: Tracy asked Bill how it was going with the delegating he had started. Bill …
Coaching on Prioritization
Prioritizing work tasks, lifestyle choices, and activities is something we all do each day. Sometimes we do it intentionally, and sometimes we just do and …
Coaching and Self-reflection
Self-reflection is powerful for supporting meaningful change. Sometimes self-reflection occurs naturally during quiet time. Alternatively, directed meditation, probing questions, and assessment tools are options. In …
Coaching for Building Confidence
Answer this question for yourself: What percentage of people struggle with their self-confidence? After asking this of many different people myself – professionals, restaurant staff, …
Coaching for De-cluttering
Coach Susan’s client Maria was interested in being more organized. When asked to describe what that meant, Maria talked about cleaning up clutter at home, …
Coaching Supports Accessing Tools
After coaching sessions on personal budgeting, business budgeting, and financial statements, Coach Andrea asked her client David about his comfort level and about his interest …