I’ve mentioned before that one of the things that anyone who signs up for my free what to put in a coaching welcome pack e-course is also invited to share what they would like to read more about on this blog. One of the requests I’ve had recently was worded simply as “Explaining how coaching … Read more
In this week’s Friday guest post coach Amber Fogarty shares her thoughts and experience with those who are uncoachable and unapproachable. Am I Uncoachable? Am I Unapproachable? by Amber Fogarty Raise your hand if you’ve ever encountered someone who was uncoachable. How about someone who was unapproachable? Surely, you’ve encountered both types of people in … Read more
A common theme that I see in those wanting to become coaches is a passion for coaching. It may be that it’s a particular niche or process that has ignited that enthusiasm or it may be for the entire field. Yet from time to time I come across coaches and those wanting to be coaches … Read more
“Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.” (Mignon McLaughlin)
One of the “models” that a training department I used to work with was Comfort, Stretch and Panic Zones. If you have not come across that model it is usually explained using 3 circles, all with the same centre but increasing in size. The smallest circle is normally labelled your comfort zone. With this model … Read more
“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” (Louisa May Alcott)
My first full time jobs out of education were all in the hospitality industry. Working as a manager it was obvious that some waiting staff were taking more orders for desserts than others. One of the main differences between those who were selling more was with the way they were describing the desserts. For example, … Read more
I was having a conversation recently revolving around an underlying desire for this person to learn to be a great coach. Rather than write a post about one of the specific skills I think a great coach demonstrates I am going to focus more on how you can learn to be a great coach. How … Read more