When building your skills as a coach to be effective, how do you measure effectiveness? The International Coaching Federation has a list of Core Competencies they …
Effort In for Coaching Skills = Rewards of Effective Coaching
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Coach Training: Move Past Obstacles for the Rewards
In the last blog post, examples of goals for coach training were provided followed by obstacles for maximizing the training. Now consider options for moving …
Experience the Value of Being a Student as a Coach
Coaching is a privilege. Coaching is a benefit too – the coach is in a place of learning from their coachee. In the last blog …
The Coach is a Student
An Illustration: One error in a teacher’s thinking is the idea that they are the teacher. Some of you might be thinking to yourself, “Strange …
The Middle Difference
Think of a sandwich. The bulk of the cost covers what is in-between the bread. It is also what differentiates us in the ordering line. …
Take It All In
Think about an initial conversation with a prospective client. It is here where we get to know the individual, and this helps us partner with …
What Do You Do Again?
Differences between coaches and psychologists, or coaches and advisors, or coaches and trainers, are often gray from the outside looking in. Some years ago I …
Coaching – GPS for Self-Actualization
Dictionary.com defines self-actualization as “the achievement of one’s full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world.” Huffington post published four …
Coaching – GPS for Business
Increasingly start-up, small, and mid-sized business owners are seeking a coach to help move in their right direction. This makes sense – after all, while …
GPS for Coaching: Finding the Direction
The directions sought through coaching may be to get to a specific location or they may be to determine where you want to go first. …