Coaching Articles

Behind every person’s success is a boatload of hard work and perseverance. However, what fuels a person to work hard and persevere is the support and help they get from the people they love and from the people who understand and have tread on the journey they are taking. This kind of support can als...

Rick Warren said it best: “ There is no growth without change…”

Do you desire to have growth in your organisation?

Every organisation that desires to grow must undergo transformational change. This change may be either repetitive and slow, or revolutionary and turnaround, or somewhere in-between. ...

The 21st century organisational framework requires organisations to think innovatively in order to ensure continued success and to stay ahead of the competition. Innovative thinking means being creative, flexible and agile enough to cater to the emerging needs and opportunities presented to them.

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Are you happy with your career? Or is your current career burning you out?

Most people see their current job as their career. However, having a job or being employed in an organisation is different from having a career – a career encompasses a much wider scope. A career involves the processes and a...

Today’s leaders are starting to recognise the importance of coaching in the growth and performance of their organisations. Having this in mind, they hire coaches and integrate coaching principles into their respective workplaces.

But problems arise when the coaches hired are ineffective because of ...

Before entering the battlefield, soldiers must be prepared, trained and fully equipped for their particular battle. They cannot just engage themselves in a fight without knowing their arena and adjusting themselves to it. Most assuredly, a disaster awaits an ill-prepared soldier. So it is with coach...

This has been an exciting decade for professional coaching. It came out as a booming industry in 2012 surveys. But recently, a research commissioned in 2015 by the International Coach Federation (ICF) and undertaken by PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed that there are already 64,100 Coach practitioners...

I came across a Hallmark card recently. It was titled: “Coaches are Everyday Heroes”. The inside tribute says:

“Coaches inspire hopes, nurture dreams and encourage success.

They show you that life means sometimes winning with honour… and sometimes losing with grace.

They support the talented, com...

This has been an exciting decade for professional coaching. Since the mid-2000s coaching has emerged as an important organisational activity to support the work of managers and leaders. Now, a decade or more later, coaching has become a booming industry internationally. A recent research survey comm...

So, you have it figured out. Helping others succeed in life is your personal calling. Your passion is burning within you. Your heart is being stirred and you can’t wait to jump in. Now, more than ever your vision of being a professional coach is clear. But will this burning passion be enough to keep...

Getting Ready for the Journey

To coach successfully, a Professional Coach must build a trusting relationship with the client and assist them on their journey of personal discovery.

Listening: In coaching, listening is more important than talking. By listening, people can be helped to overcome their fears, offered complete objec...