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 …
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Career Coaching
While the concept of career coaching on the surface seems to define what happens in the career coaching relationship, the reality is that what happens …
Coaching: Unique Styles
Each coach has a unique style and a unique way of coaching. Yes, many have similar frameworks, methodologies, and processes for their coaching work. How …
Is a Coach a Subject Matter Expert or a Process Expert?
As a coach, and utilizing your own experience and expertise may enhance your coaching work in the area or areas you with which you are …
Who is Your Coaching Client?
As a coach, planning and marketing your coaching business often begins with considering who your ideal client is so that you plan appropriately. Defining your …
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 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 Skills for the Non-coach
Increasingly the conversation in corporate America, among consultants in a wide range of professions, and leaders in the community includes the topic of coaching. Yes, …
Coaching Insights
The definition of coaching from the International Coaching Federation is: “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their …
Case Study: The Process
In this blog series, the case study was set up and is explored in these subsequent posts by considering what happens side-by-side with the Core …