In this week’s Friday guest post “Supercoach” Michael Neill writes about Transformaive Coaching. Michael has also agreed to share even more material, which you will find here or via the link at the botom of this page. Transformative Coaching by Michael Neill Traditional coaching takes place primarily on a horizontal dimension – coaches assist their … Read more
W. H. Auden said, “To ask the hard question is simple.” Do you agree? As a coach have you ever found a question difficult to ask? Personally I’ve found that one of two things is going on if I, or another coach is thinking that a potential question is hard or difficult to ask. 1) … Read more
In this weeks Friday guest post, Frederique Murphy would like to tell us a story and discusses metaphors. Once upon a time…! By Frederique Murphy I’ve been very much looking forward to writing this blog post and as I could see the date, fast approaching, I had decided to be open and only decide on … Read more
I’ve had several conversations recently with individuals that have revolved around coaching “real people.” Now if you, like me, have been known to take someone’s language literally that can conjure all sorts of mental images appropriate for the run up to Halloween of coaching seasons with zombies! However, what they actually mean is coaching someone … Read more
In this weeks Friday Guest Post Richard Nugent reflects on his coaching journey so far … The Evolution of a Coach by Richard Nugent Over the past year, I’ve been lucky enough to spend time with some of the very best coaches on the planet. As well as raising my coaching game hugely, I have … Read more
The above quote is from the band The Feeling. It was a comment said during an interview following a small live show where they had “tried out” some new songs in front of a live audience. They went on to explain that with the live feedback from the audience they can make immediate adjustments to … Read more
In this weeks Friday Guest Post Andy Lucas, who assists clients to empower themselves, discusses the topic of empowerment in more detail. The source of personal power? by Andy Lucas I was recently chatting with my friend Karen, also a coach, and we were discussing empowerment. The conversation arose because I mentioned my strong desire … Read more
This was a question that landed in my in box earlier this week so I thought I’d publish a general answer here. I’ll premise my answer with each coach will develop their own style and system of working so if any of the following contradicts your approach then if it’s working for you and your … Read more