Sometimes, when coaching, a client is reacting to circumstances instead of planning intentionally. As a coach, part of the process expertise learned in coaching certification …
The Challenge: Shift from Reactive to Proactive
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Visuals or Info-graphics as Coaching Tools
Given that 40% of people are primarily visual and many more are secondarily so, visuals, diagrams, or info-graphics are great tools for coaches. As an …
How Important Are Action Steps?
During coach training participants practice their coaching. Often an inherent part of the practice coaching involves asking the client what they are going to do …
What Happens Between Coaching Sessions?
The obvious answer that comes to mind about what happens between coaching sessions is that clients are taking their action steps. Ideally there is much …
A Gift to Remember and Be Grateful
A Gift to Remember and Be Grateful When we take time for thinking about gifts and what we are grateful for, we benefit because it …
How to Create Change
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 11 of 11) Start by asking yourself these questions about what you want: What does saying it like that mean? …
The Challenging Client Gets Results – Now What?
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 10 of 11) As a result of the work coming out of the coaching relationship, Brendan was seeing the results …
The Coaching Journey with a Challenging Client Continues
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 9 of 11) At the end of their fifth coaching session Rachael asked Brendan what he was gaining through coaching. …
Coaching the Challenging Client
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 8 of 11) Brendan was aware that Kevin was making changes, saw improvements in his already good family life, and …
Language and Focus for Creating Meaningful Change
(from Coaching Perspectives V – 7 of 11) The car dealership where Brendan and Kevin worked became increasingly proactive in employee development. They offered training …