Before beginning as a coach, the preparation includes developing competencies, learning the ethics, and creating a process for engaging with a client. Often time people …
Visual Diagramming in Coaching
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Application of the Findings: Measuring Coaching Outcomes
After the data is collected to evaluate the efficacy of a coaching program, making sense of it for everyone involved provides the greatest value. How …
Science of Coaching Conference Highlights
Last week I had the privilege of participating in the International Coach Federation’s Advance conference, the Science of Coaching. The experience was wonderful. The research …
Coaching Program Policies
Internal coaching programs are more effective and sustainable with appropriate planning and management. For this reason, creating a business plan and program manual makes sense. …
Reasons and ROI for an Internal Coaching Program
What are the reasons companies want a coaching program? Coaching programs support organizational development over-all and specifically: Enhance Skill Development Address Derailing Behaviors Maximize Productivity …
Challenges with Internal Coaching
Creating and running an effective coaching program within an organization supports organizational success and, as with so many worthwhile efforts, has challenges. Initially it starts …
Coaches Host Brown Bag Lunches
This is 16 in a series of 24 blog posts on Business and Marketing. As a coach, one possibility for developing new clients is offering …
Speaking Builds Your Coaching Business
This is 14 in a series of 24 blog posts on Business and Marketing. Speaking to groups of people creates amazing opportunities for networking, establishing …
Coaching Certification and Public Speaking
Start with a mini-speech: excellent entrepreneurs easily give a thirty second pitch describing their business; others struggle to explain their work in an hour long …
The Best Way to Build Coaching Client Base
Word of mouth is the best way to build a coaching client base in the long term. For coaches that have been in business for …