How do you help a client set a goal for the coaching session?

One of the reoccurring questions that I see and hear from those who are beginning to develop their coaching skills is based on the problem of struggling to pin-point a goal for a coaching session. A common response from more experience coaches can be a variation of “Yes, that’s something I remember experiencing and it’s … Read more

Coaching Quote of the Day 21st June 2011

“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.” (Charles Dickens, “David Copperfield”)   For those not familiar with the currency of Victorian England, Great Britain’s currency pre-decimalisation was pounds, shillings and pence. This was abbreviated to £,s,d. … Read more

Games and surprises

In today’s guest post Andy Lucas shares his expertise and experience and invites you to have fun… Games and surprises By Andy Lucas Somebody recently asked me if I would describe myself as a “coach”. I told them I’m more like a “school minibus”. I can remember being at school. In fact in my imagination … Read more