Oct 15

Oct 15 When ego gets in the way of a good coaching conversation by Petra Macdougald

Stereotypes, Internal Coaching, Professional Experience, Tech Enabled Coaching, Skills, Cases/Caselets, CPPD, Con PPD

Recently I conducted a video conference session with an overseas client. This client is a senior executive and we have had previously three very fruitful sessions face to face. While I do conduct a fair number of coaching sessions via

Sep 24

Sep 24 Reflection of self through coaching by Patrick Ng (guest)

Guest Author

Practitioner Experience, Cases/Caselets, Skills

In coaching, we make use of a lot of entry points. We're listening, asking questioning, finding and engaging with passions,

May 14

May 14 Listening unlocks my approach to coaching by Keiko Shinohara (guest)

Guest Author

Practitioner Experience, Skills, Listening, self-awareness, self development, CPPD, Con PPD

Every coach listens; the difference lies in the ways we each focus on what we’re listening to and how (self-) aware we each are when we’re listening to our client communicate with us.

Dec 18

Dec 18 How to Say No …gracefully by Katy Tuncer

Katy Tuncer

Professional Experience, Skills, Cases/Caselets

Imagine you are not yourself, but you are “in charge” of you. You can deploy yourself to any set of tasks and activities you choose, in life and work.

Nov 16

Nov 16 To what extent do we consider biases in our practice as coaches? by Lynne Hindmarch

Lynne Hindmarch

Practitioner Experience, External references, Skills

In this blog-article I will discuss areas of cognitive bias that I have come across consistently in my coaching practice, my experience of transference, and the implications for coaching.

Oct 23

Oct 23 Powerfully Handling Distractions by Katy Tuncer

Katy Tuncer

Professional Experience, Skills

Everyone faces a constant steam of opportunities to shift focus away from planned work. Some distractions are externally imposed and others just seem to pop up in the mind. Either way, badly handled distractions can lead to wasted time and frustration. How often do you end the day frustrated with what you have achieved or irritated with yourself for wasting time on the wrong things?

Sep 13

Sep 13 How Actual Practice Informs Appreciation of the Complex Challenges in Effective Team Coaching by Sue Young

Sue Young

Practitioner Research, Team Coaching, Skills, Cases/Caselets, Org CC

I am increasingly asked to do more team coaching, in addition to one to one coaching just by itself. I felt it would be an interesting time to take stock of my approach and review the underpinning principles / values I practice in my team coaching.

Aug 7

Aug 7 Intuition as a Leadership Asset by Larissa Conte

Larissa Conte

coaching style, External references, Listening, Practitioner Experience, Skills, Prof CC

It inspires curiosity, intrigue, skepticism, judgement, and profound personal growth, as we work together to develop their intuition as a powerful asset. In this article, I share how I help leaders develop their intuition as a key capability

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