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A guide to the very lonely planet of working as a coach: maintaining my voice, presence and self as an instrument at its best By Luis San Martin

A guide to the very lonely planet of working as a coach: maintaining my voice, presence and self as an instrument at its best By Luis San Martin

Luis San Martin
Practitioner Experience, Professional Development, learning styles, Business Development, Benefits writing

“Dad, I want to be a coach like you. [Dad replies, with clenched fists and a strained expression] Oh, God! Please, get a real job.” Let’s imagine for a moment that your kid comes up to you with such an occurrence.

Passing ownership and responsibility with a non-directive style of coaching by Simon Dennis

Passing ownership and responsibility with a non-directive style of coaching by Simon Dennis

Simon Dennis
Practitioner Experience, Cases/Caselets, Internal Coaching, coaching style, relating/relationship

My style of management and coaching can best be described as non-directive. Over time my roles have evolved to become more strategic than tactical, more management than operational. Partly it was about always seeking consensus – usually by asking questions – rather than telling somebody how something could be better. Partly it was also because I didn’t

Coaching myself as part of my career transition: Entering, and then sustaining, a transitional space by Caroline-Lucie Ulbrich

Coaching myself as part of my career transition: Entering, and then sustaining, a transitional space by Caroline-Lucie Ulbrich

Caroline-Lucie Ulbrich
Practitioner Experience, Career Transition, self-awareness, self coaching, Identity, Reflection/Learning space

Understanding how I am developing my coaching practice has enabled me to become more aware and sensitive towards assessing how I apply what I do in coaching on myself, first, before advising others. I think it is important to “walk-the-talk” to demonstrate that a coaching approach is effective. It also helps with putting oneself 

“Rules of Thumb: My Own Coaching Heuristics” by Dr. Lilian Abrams, Ph.D., MBA, MCC

“Rules of Thumb: My Own Coaching Heuristics” by Dr. Lilian Abrams, Ph.D., MBA, MCC

Lilian Abrams
Practitioner Experience, self development, coaching style, CPPD, Con PPD

I have realized over my time as an executive coach (and prior to that, as an OD consultant) that I have assembled my own personal treasure box of what I call “heuristics”.  These are the pithy sayings, models, and go-to concepts that I have found useful in describing my meaning, in terms of providing a contribution to my client in that moment in our coaching conversation.  (Understanding the nature of that prompting urge is, I suspect, a topic for another blog-piece!)

Defining my transitional space as part of my career transition by Caroline-Lucie Ulbrich (guest)

Defining my transitional space as part of my career transition by Caroline-Lucie Ulbrich (guest)

Guest Author
Practitioner Experience, Career Transition, Reflection/Learning space

Career transition is a hot topic these days. People talk about it, engage in it, and fail at it. Only few seem to be aware of the breadth of coaching which could help them master this – after all, it is a long-term endeavor. Particularly coaching that facilitates access to one’s “intuitive” knowledge is

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