December 4, 2020
Blogging is a great way to share your personal ideas, client testimonials, information or updates about the coaching profession and more. The value of your blog goes well beyond simply posting such content. In fact, there are ways to use your personal blog to secure media opportunities for yourself and your coaching business. The following …read more.
December 1, 2020
Millennials are individuals who were born approximately between 1981 and 1996. Considerable research has been conducted to study and gain further insight into this particular generation. Despite what we know from human developmental and sociological viewpoints about this generation, other researchers are beginning to find overlaps between this generation and what is now referred to …read more.
December 1, 2020
What made me stand out was my Black skin. This was the defining variable, and I was reminded of it regularly. I’ve always appreciated diversity in all its various forms, both tangible and intangible. My love and appreciation for what is different can be attributed to my birth city. I was born in Toronto, Canada, …read more.
November 20, 2020
Chemistry calls are one powerful way coaches can have a strategic session with a potential client to help frame what the coaching session will look like. It helps the coach understand the coachability and compatibility factors of the client in the coaching relationship before proceeding to formalizing the sessions. The key to a successful coaching …read more.
November 19, 2020
Since 2009, we’ve been collaborating regularly; running coaching and training programs, presenting webinars and of course, co-writing blogs—though we sometimes fight over who gets to hold the pen. We’ve experienced firsthand that coaching skills and competencies are fundamental to any successful collaboration requiring teamwork, partnership and cohesion. Why Collaboration? What is it that makes collaboration …read more.
November 13, 2020
Nicole was on the fast track. Her role as a marketing vice president at a global medical device company required her to be adept at cross-functional relationship building. Her manager arranged for her to participate in a six-month coaching engagement to improve this skill, a necessity for senior leadership roles. She found coaching to be …read more.
November 4, 2020
Changes in our lives and work are often unexpected and sometimes planned. In either case, success depends on the ability to generate behavioral shifts that will maximize the positive benefits from the change. Easier said than done! You may have heard about the importance of “why” and suggestions to actively communicate the benefits of change. …read more.
November 2, 2020
Have you heard the saying, “The power of the transformation lies in the power of the conversation?” It means that the true power in creating results and transformation for your clients depends on how powerful the conversation is. Great coaching sessions will deliver great results. So, what makes a great coaching session? A solid session …read more.
October 30, 2020
Breathing Again I lowered the hospital bed and pulled the sleep mask on hoping for a few hours of on-and-off, hospital-room sleep before I would be awakened in the middle of the night for a brain MRI and CT scan. I was scared to fall asleep. Would I wake up? I texted with my wife. …read more.
October 13, 2020
Becoming a coach, as with all rewarding decisions, can bring about significant challenges. The younger generation of coaches, roughly those between ages 18-35, are faced with unique obstacles. When I began professionally coaching at age 19, I encountered several of these obstacles. Early in my career, I recognized how many other young coaches encountered similar …read more.
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