Becoming a coach, coaching effectively, client success, and building a business all call for engagement and effort. The best part of engaging and investing the …
Effort Pays Dividends at Each Stage for Coaching
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Make It Count
All our waking hours are a one-time deal. Think about this fact for 30 seconds using some sort of timer –your watch or a clock …
Take It All In
Think about an initial conversation with a prospective client. It is here where we get to know the individual, and this helps us partner with …
What Do You Do Again?
Differences between coaches and psychologists, or coaches and advisors, or coaches and trainers, are often gray from the outside looking in. Some years ago I …
Balancing Vacations with Coaching Sessions and Progress
Summer time – a time to relax, a time to have fun, a time to get away. Summer is a great opportunity to refresh and …
The Language of Coaching: Science or Art? Part 1
This blog was published previously on the International Coaching Federation blog. Is coaching language a science or an art? Yes! In other words, based on …
Boundaries in a Company Coaching Program
Establishing boundaries for coaches, coachees, and the constituency in your coaching program is smart. One effective tool for doing this is an FAQ section in …
Exchange of Information from Coaching
In the International Coaching Federation’s Code of Ethics, the following definitions clarify roles for coaching relationship: Client: The “client” is the person(s) being coached. Sponsor: …
Intentionally Listening
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan Most people get by with listening with just their ears. What does this mean? This means that the words being …
Listen
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan According to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary, the general definition of “listen” is to “pay attention to someone or something in order …