Category: Coaching
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Most people who attend my workshops know that I believe coaching is not only reserved for managers who coach their direct reports. Coaching shouldn’t be a hierarchical privilege; not at all. Coaching is a communication style that everyone can adopt, it’s an attitude, it’s a way of conversing with others so that they can develop…
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Leadership conjures different images to different people. Not all of them are attractive, so not everyone wants to be associated with the notion of being a leader. It’s really not surprising, given the number of unsavoury “leaders” in the political or business spheres that we hear about on the news. Leadership implies doing good as…
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We don’t all mean the same thing when say “coach”. Learn about the different meanings of the word, and why the distinction is important.
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Coaching is about having the right supportive mindsets, as well as displaying excellent communication and coaching skills. Adopting a positive, humane, winning, mindset will help you be a better leader coach.
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Infographic on leadership behaviour
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“Meet my books” video series. This fascinating book by Christine Thornton, is excellent for practitioners, leaders and students of coaching who want to understand group dynamics, systems thinking and other crucial concepts and techniques needed to successfully coach groups and teams.
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Many people ask me why I call our training program Leader Coach while other coaching schools refer to Manager Coach instead. I think the choice of the term depends on what your view of leadership is. The first reason that I prefer the term “leader coach” rather than “manager coach” is that management is associated with…
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Je déteste organiser les réunions de mon équipe! Vous seriez surpris de voir combien de chefs d’équipe et de managers n’aiment pas vraiment les réunions. C’est l’un des défis les plus fréquents auxquels font face nos clients en coaching de leadership. Certaines personnes ont une aversion pour les nombreux aspects de l’expérience de groupe et…
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I hate organizing my team’s meetings! You would be surprised how many team leaders and managers really dislike meetings. This is one of the most frequent challenges that my leadership coaching clients face. Some people have an aversion towards many aspects of the group gathering experience and it can become excruciatingly uncomfortable if they have…
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Many people ask me for tips on what to read to learn more about coaching and leadership. So, I’ve decided to make a series of short videos, so you can meet the books on my bookshelf, and maybe get inspired too read them too! Here’s the first video of “Meet my Books”, introducing Sir John…
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