Depending upon your style and type of coaching it is quite within the realms of possibility that there will be more individuals involved in your coaching other than the individual you are coaching. There will off course be specific jargon and language that applies to your specific area of coaching – in the corporate world … Read more
As a student I worked part time in a coffee shop and café. One of the very things I remember being encouraged by the manager is to look busy, just in case the owner arrived. This meant that we would often be doing things just for the sake of doing stuff and looking busy. While … Read more
When I initially started writing this piece the opening line was at the risk of sounding like Gregory House from the TV show House – All clients lie. Upon reflection I thought that was probably a harsh sweeping generalisation so I will amend it to: I’ve never coached anyone, over a period of time, who … Read more
Yes I know it’s the New Year and you have probably read loads of pieces about setting a goal or new years resolution. In fact Mondays self-improvement post was one all about new years resolutions and I very nearly didn’t write this coaching post on a similar topic. However, some of the emails I received … Read more
The Friday Guest post on Coaching Confidence is taking a break over the festive period. (Want to be a guest poster in 2011? visit HERE) Instead, today you will find a list of all the guest posters since we started the feature with links to their respective posts. I’d like to take this moment to … Read more
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” (Rudyard Kipling) If you have been following this blog on twitter you will have noticed a variety of quotes being posted throughout each day. It’s something that I’ve had numerous comments about. Quotes are yet another thing that can be at the coaches disposal … Read more
I keep a notebook where I jot down ideas for future blog posts. Sometimes I refer to it for inspiration for that weeks post, while other times it can go weeks before I glance at it again. Glancing at it recently I noticed I had written: “Why is a coach like Santa?” Apart from sounding … Read more
At various times in the last month I’ve seen numerous individuals comment on Twitter and in person that now they know that it’s nearly Christmas because “x” has just happened or because they have done “y” they are feeling very festive. There have been a number of different scenarios described, for some it was seeing … Read more