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
In this weeks Friday guest post coach Melani Luedtke-Taylor shares advice from her experiences as she set up her coaching business. Follow the Yellow Brick Road by Melani Luedtke-Taylor In the midst of starting my own business, I am starting to realize how much the experience reminds me of one of my favorite movies, The … 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
In this weeks guest post Karen Wise shares her views about the public perception of coaching. She also invites you to participate in a survey to gain your views. Is there a public misperception about coaching? By Karen Wise Over the last year, I have found myself having a similar conversation with my friends, relatives … 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
Today sees our first guest poster of 2011, where Dr Anne Perschel shares some of her experience. The Experiment Reflections from Coach and Coachee By Dr Anne Perschel Two years after the end of our coaching engagement my client Helen and I discussed what would become this post. Step 1. The Water Helen is a … 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