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I wanted to alert you to some recent email scams targeting coaches, just in case you were unaware. Both my partner and I have received the same scam email from various different sender names, as have many of our […]
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It’s that time of year again—the holidays; a season associated with family, celebration and giving… and, in reality, some challenges. It’s been a tough year for a lot of us. In October, The American Psychological Association reported that 52 […]
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- 28 Oct
Today I’d like to connect with a simple “thank you” for doing what you do. Why? I’m struck, in this time of discord, that there are people like you quietly dedicating your life to the benefit of others. […]
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A question I am frequently asked as people prepare to coach in the business world, particularly with executives, is, how much do I need to know? The most common questions are: • I was never an executive, how can I […]
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Today I’m asking the question, when is intuition appropriate in coaching? The ICF core coaching competency Coaching Presence shows up through a number of behaviors, traits, and intentions. ICF describes one of these as when a coach accesses own intuition and trusts […]
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Being a powerful and effective coach requires possessing many facets, one of which is personal mastery—a centerpiece to the ability to help others change and grow. After all, no matter how many tools a coach might have, if there is […]
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In my early days working human systems I grappled with a compelling and sometimes perplexing question; What do I own in a client engagement? If I was working to support another person’s agenda, then what part of me mattered? If direction and […]
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As you’ve no doubt discovered, transformation in coaching requires going beyond content and into the realms of relationships, identity and beliefs. It doesn’t matter if our clients are college students, artists, or C-level executives, unless there’s a psychological or neurological […]
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- 19 May
Managing accountability is one of the ICF core competencies, against which we are all measured when we test for certification. As the profession has evolved in the 20-odd years the International Coach Federation has been established, the practice of managing […]
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For some of us, not having the answers is really scary. After all, we got where we are today by being smart, decisive, and knowledgeable and having the answers is often tied to our value as people——yet it can also […]
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