Finding and hiring a coach is for the purpose of creating meaningful change and achieving goals. Consider how often people set goals and then nothing …
Work-place Coaching that Addresses the Whole Person
When executive coaching includes a whole-person approach, what is different? In the process taught to Certified Professional Coaches at the Center for Coaching Certification, the …
Keeping Workplace Coaching Job-focused
The premise for coaching on the job is that the company offers coaching to an employee for the benefit of developing a leader, facilitating change …
Is Workplace Coaching Personal?
Harvard Business Review stated than 76% of the time in executive coaching personal issues do come up. What happens when the coach addresses the whole …
Professional Coaching and Note-taking
Do business, life, and executive coaches take notes? Recently a discussion on LinkedIn had many opinions and reasons either for or against note-taking. Some believe …
Interviewing an Executive Coach
When selecting an executive coach, what do you want to know? When the International Coaching Federation (ICF) did a study on the reasons for choosing …
Executive Coaching and Assessments
Are assessments appropriate in business, life, or executive coaching? Talk about a loaded question! First: is it the coach’s role to assess? The straight answer …
Coaching Distinguished from Psychotherapy: A Guideline
by Ruth Dillon, Experienced Psychotherapist and Coach On a continuum, psychotherapy and coaching are both professional services for assisting clients in gaining happy, healthy living. …
Listening Techniques from Coach Training
In good coach training programs, listening techniques are an essential competency to include. What are the barriers to effective listening? One is biographical listening which …
Executive Coaching Skills on the Job
Do executive coaching skills enhance performance in jobs other than coaching? The questions is really too easy – yes! Executive coaching skills are applicable in …