December 20, 2021
“I’ll do it later. No. Really. I will.” “Why do it today when I can do it tomorrow.” “Oh, things came up.” “I got so much done today! But no, I didn’t get to that….” Just do it already! Well, if it were that easy, then we wouldn’t see so many clients seeking coaching services for help …read more.
December 17, 2021
Let me start with an honest confession: straddling the domains of strategy consulting and leadership coaching offers me an excellent opportunity to migrate frameworks from one domain to the other. Effectively, both strategy consulting and coaching work on change, one at an organizational level and the other at an individual level. Hence, the possibility of adapting frameworks from one to the …read more.
December 15, 2021
Four metaphors and several deliberate practices leading to listening mastery Not more than a few months ago, it was still hard for me to keep quiet. A quality of any master coach is the “evocative” silence – the kind of pause that creates a vacuum in the conversation with the client, a void that the client fills with new understandings. I was not able …read more.
December 13, 2021
Emotional intelligence is a framework we both actively use in our coaching, and we’ve noticed a pattern over time that many clients appear to overuse or underuse empathy or assertiveness and rarely have a balanced use of both. In one recent example, a female executive at a successful startup engaged with Kelley after her supervisor, another female …read more.
December 10, 2021
We have all experienced a disruption in the flow of our lives that has shifted us into a season of uncertainty. We find ourselves in a space where we must reorient, learn, rise and transform. This is liminal space. In liminal space, we must summon the courage and create the opportunity to convert knowledge into understanding. In this space, we have the feeling of being just on the …read more.
December 3, 2021
As one piece of its expanding ecosystem, the International Coaching Federation (ICF) introduced the ICF Thought Leadership Institute this year as “a global hub of shared knowledge for human development designed to help create and influence the future of coaching.” The expressed mission of ICF Thought Leadership Institute is to showcase how coaching sustainably contributes …read more.
November 2, 2021
New milestone comes just three years after breaking 25,000 record Lexington, Kentucky, USA – The International Coaching Federation (ICF) Credentials and Standards has just surpassed 40,000 active ICF Credential-holders worldwide. Since its launch in 1998, the ICF Credential has become the only globally recognized professional coaching certification. Today, ICF Credential-holders live and work in 140 …read more.
October 25, 2021
When building a successful business, there are many essential components that are indispensable, including the following: Marketing and sales – creating brand awareness and demands Product or service development and delivery – creating and sharing our values to clients Accounting and finance – a backbone of the business to support its stability and growth, etc. In this article, I will focus mainly on the component of marketing and sales based on direct experiences in …read more.
October 14, 2021
If you think coaching is a business to be conducted seriously and devoid of humor, read on – you might be right, humor is serious business! When I started my career as a coach, I was asked this question multiple times: “Now that you are a coach…it must be a serious thing?” However, for an individual with humor and laughter …read more.
October 4, 2021
Professional coaches have the incredible opportunity to positively impact the lives of their clients. The relationship between coach and client allows for new and creative ways to tap into potential and increase productivity levels for both parties. A great way for coaches to maximize their own business in this continuously advancing digital world is to build a professional brand online and apply it across all of your accounts and …read more.
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