Coach training develops a skill set that is expected of leaders, HR professionals, Trainers, Talent and Organizational Development professionals, Project Managers, and consultants. Coaching Certification …
Moving Forward with Coach Training
Coaching Competency
Competencies are the skills identified as critical to the profession. The International Coach Federation defines and measures 11 Core Competencies for coaches. About Coaching Competency: …
The Steps in a Coaching Relationship
In the previous log the Staircase to Success analogy gave a brief description of the coaching relationship. What follows now is a deeper exploration by …
Stairway to Success Analogy of a Coaching Relationship
The analogy of building a staircase aligned to building a coaching relationship is a tool for the client and the coach to use as they …
Long-term Implications of a Coaching Culture
Imagine the impact of a culture where people focus on the future, are positive and proactive, and believe in empowering individual awareness and choice! The …
Empower Independence
The idea of empowering independence seems a good one. The challenge is doing it effectively. Consider what happens in the workplace: ideally the people inside …
You’re not coaching, you’re just telling stories!
By Randy Kesterson, www.RandyKesterson.com During the twenty years I have worked at the Vice President level, my role has included the call to coach members …
Coaching Techniques for Focus and Motivation
During coaching certification, the class on focus and motivation is amazing in terms of the awareness of how people think and as a result act. …
Coaching Questions for a Coaching Culture
Powerful questioning is both art and science, and involves open, probing, and clarifying questions. Because a single word potentially changes the meaning and the direction of …
Listening is Essential in a Coaching Culture
Listening is one of the most important tasks to excel in: really hearing what is said and at the same time what is really meant, …