One of the requests for topics that people wanted to read more about that I have received recently was about follow up between coaching sessions. So today’s coaching post will share some of my thoughts to answer this request. Personally, I believe that when a coaching client hires me as their coach it isn’t just … Read more
In this week’s guest post Billy Moyer shares his thoughts and experience about what he thinks is the most important thing that we do as coaches … I “Sell” Coaching! By Billy Moyer One of the biggest misconceptions in the coaching industry is that we are coaches first. We are sales people first and that … Read more
I’m often interested to see the searches that people do that lead to this blog for coaches. Some are quite frankly mystifying but one recently attracted my attention as it was the simple question, “do coaches need to be confident?” So my coaching related post today is going to give my own personal answer, with … Read more
In this week’s guest post, Liz Scott returns to discuss a framework she utilises in her coaching. What the Belbin! By Liz Scott My husband is a plant. Now that I know it makes it easier to communicate. I don’t mean that he’d look good in a herbaceous border and I don’t mean he’s some … Read more
So how do you avoid being distracted by your own thoughts when you are coaching? This is a conversation and question I often get asked. My answer normally is that there are many different techniques and approaches that you can use. And finding the ones that work for you is, in my opinion, beneficial. Shut … Read more
What are the traits of successful coaches? In today’s guest post Andrew Ferdinando, who runs Hubworking, shares his thoughts. Successful Coaches – Observations From An Outsider By Andrew Ferdinando Having never experienced coaching, the coaching industry was new to me when I set up my business Hubworking (www.hubworking.com) in 2006. Based in 3 locations in … Read more
At some stage in a coaching conversation it’s not at all unusual for me to ask a variation of the question – did/does it work? I’ve written before about different types of questions (you can read that post again here) and you may recognise that “did/does it work?” can be labelled as a closed question. … Read more
Coaches, what do you say when they say “yes, but …”? In this week’s Friday guest post Elizabeth Purvis shares some valuable advice. What to say when they say “Yes, but…” By Elizabeth Purvis So you’re sharing your fabulous program with a potential client. You both know it’s perfect and you can feel her getting … Read more