Coaching Articles
The International Coaching Federation defines coaching as: Â
“partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential, which is particularly important in today’s uncertain and complex environment. Coaches honor ...
According to Forbes magazine, the greatest challenge most companies face nowadays is adaptability. In this fast-paced era, companies have to adapt to entirely new marketing channels and strategies (web and social), decide how and where to invest in, learn to utilise new technologies, and compete on ...
To coach successfully, a Professional Coach must build a trusting relationship with the client and assist them on their journey of personal discovery.
Listening:Â In coaching, listening is more important than talking. By listening, people can be helped to overcome their fears, offered complete objec...
“I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.” Quee...
Personal development is such a personal thing! What does it mean? How does it come about? Who will you be when you are self-actualised? Questions like this cause you to look internally at yourself – who you are, what’s important to you, and what you stand for. Knowing yourself is the first criteria ...
Adopting a coaching leadership style has been found to deliver significant benefits to employees and organisations including enhanced leadership development, increased job satisfaction, improved motivation and work performance, and improved interpersonal and team relationships. Leadership and leader...
From its early roots in the 1950s when coaching was conceived as a master-apprentice developmental relationship, to the 1970s when concepts from sports coaching became integrated into human resource development, coaching has been considered a core component of the human resource professional program...
The benefits of coaching have been widely researched and accepted internationally. Personal benefits to coached individuals include: increased ability to self-reflect, leading to increased self-awareness and understanding before taking action; improved self-esteem; greater self-confidence and self-e...
Leaders who coach their direct reports are setting them up for success. They listen to them, provide feedback in a non-judgmental way, and support the new learnings. They don’t accept unproductive behaviours like blaming others, denying that there is a problem, or trying to justify inaction. Leaders...
The need for organisations to be flexible in a global environment has highlighted the importance of two key factors: adaptive leadership strategies and organisational culture. Improving workforce productivity to achieve or exceed organisational goals and objectives is a key management priority in a ...
Steve James has graduated with his Diploma of Executive Coaching. He achieved the Diploma in just 4 months, having studied over a holiday period and thereafter, clearing his diary as much as possible of work commitments so that he could complete his course. A magnificent effort to complement his con...
Christine Aarons has graduated with a Diploma of Leadership Coaching. She writes: “I have thoroughly enjoyed the in-depth review of my life this course has enabled me to do. The realistic, positive approach of the material ensures you are not only a student of the material, you are also a student o...
