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How Multidimensional is your coaching?

December 21, 2015

How many times have you heard clients say, “I’ve been trying to figure this out but I’m going ’round and ’round and getting nowhere?” When this happens, clients are often seeing only a part of the picture and focusing solely on the mental or thinking parts of themselves. A multidimensional approach helps clients access imagery, …read more.

It’s Not (Just) About the "Aha!" Moment

November 24, 2015

Watching the coaching profession mature is a bit like watching a child grow up and head off to college. Twenty-some years ago we were all just playing in the sandbox, creating and trying and failing and discovering, but we’ve become a fully established field, one that is now “going to school” by linking coaching to …read more.

Building Profitable Partnerships

November 24, 2015

To partner, or not to partner? This can be a provocative and wrenching question for coaches, inviting us to explore compatibility, competency and viability. As there are limits to growing a business as a solopreneur, partnership as a growth strategy is worth exploring. Leveraging collaborative partnerships can accelerate the desired results: financial strength, satisfaction, inspiration, …read more.

Are you Immune to Business Development?

November 10, 2015

Many coaches find building their business challenging, if not downright painful. They know what they need to do—network enthusiastically, follow up with initial contacts, develop a compelling website or blog—but they don’t seem to be able to follow through consistently, if at all. So how can you get better at business development? First, identify the …read more.

From Coach to Speaker

October 30, 2015

I recently received a call from June, an Executive Coach who specialized in women’s leadership within the finance sector. During our discussion, June shared with me that although she was keen to grow her business, she was finding it difficult to attract new clients. She was worried that if her business didn’t grow, she would …read more.

From the Toolbox: Listening to Yourself

September 25, 2015

Core Competency #5: Active Listening Ability to focus completely on what the client is saying and is not saying, to understand the meaning of what is said in the context of the client’s desires, and to support client self-expression. When I train coaches, I like them to engage with the question, “How does the client …read more.

The Coaching Case: Matter of Trust

September 17, 2015

As coaches, we have many of the tools of effective facilitation in our toolboxes. Curiosity, openness, and the ability to listen both for what is and is not being explicitly said are all essential for working successfully with groups. Being genuinely empathetic to the issues the team is grappling with and providing direct yet respectful …read more.

Agile Coaching

September 11, 2015

Are you a team coach looking to grow your business and add new skills to your toolbox? Consider making your practice more nimble by exploring Agile methodology. Agile is a project management framework based on using small, efficient, self-managed teams to deliver project results in a flexible and efficient manner. It originally arose as a …read more.

In Defense of Small Steps

August 31, 2015

When it comes to accomplishing a goal, small steps don’t always get the love. We live in an era of supersizing and multitasking, and the conventional notion is that little actions aren’t as important: Bigger is better. Why is there prejudice against taking small steps? What is wrong with starting small? Every accomplishment is filled …read more.

Coaching Across Cultures

August 31, 2015

With the proliferation of the Internet, smartphones and social media, the borders of the world are collapsing. We are reaching out to a lot more cultures and sometimes, we meet people from backgrounds that we never expected to encounter. As a coach, it is important to prepare yourself for this inevitability. It’s human to hold …read more.

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