Consider this approach to explain coaching: Coaching is a strategic partnership in which the Coach empowers the Client to clarify goals, create action plans, move …
Explaining Coaching
core competency
So, What is Coaching?
In the previous blog post, the International Coaching Federation definition of coaching and their table explaining evaluation of coaching, highlights that coaching is different than …
Coaching is Often Misunderstood
In much of the corporate and business world, coaching is still widely misunderstood. Some think of sports coaching where the coach is telling the athletes …
Coaching Questions in the Coaching Certification Program
Different coach training programs have different approaches for training coaches. Some include practice coaching and others do not. Some provide a process and others are …
Book Review: The Seven Steps of Effective Executive Coaching
The Seven Steps of Effective Executive Coaching is a book that provides a solid overview of coaching along with details on how to do it …
Life Coaching
What is life coaching? From the positive perspective, it is a partnership between a coach and a client wherein the client explores: what they want …
Listening as a Coach
The International Coaching Federation, ICF, publishes Core Competencies. One of these is listening. As a coach, listening is one of the most important tasks for …
Coaching Professionals and ICF
In the last two blog posts the importance of a coaching culture and of coaching skills for leaders clarified the value of coach training for …
Coaching Skills Now Job Skills
More and more often companies are requesting or requiring coaching skills for jobs. The Society for Human Resources lists coaching as one of the expected …
Coaching ROI
Coaching is the second fastest growing profession in the world according Ray Williams (and other reports). Coaching is the new buzz word in companies around …