By Cathy Liska What does it mean to be respectful as a coach? Respect includes respecting yourself and respecting others. Respect means caring about how …
Being a Respectful Coach
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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 …
The Gift of Listening
The Gift of Listening By Cathy Liska Listening, really listening, is a gift. How often do you want that gift? How often do you give …
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 …
Limiting Language
By Pete Liska https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteliska/ Because we all process so much information we have learned ways to manage the information. This is helpful on a day-to-day …
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 …
How to Choose a Wellness Coach
How to Choose a Wellness Coach By Cathy Liska When thinking about a wellness coach, a common practice is to start with looking for possible …
Note-taking During Coaching Considerations
During coach training the question often comes up as to whether face-to-face or telephone coaching is most effective. The debate between the two is fascinating. …
Note-taking and Coaching Competencies
Note-taking and Coaching Competencies By Cathy Liska (Note: The ICF Core Competencies have been updated since publication of this blog) As a surface level consideration, …