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Ways to Make your Coaching Questions Powerful
One of the main tools that we use in coaching is asking questions. What differentiates a good question from a powerful one though? Here’s a few ideas to help you reflect upon your own questioning skills. A powerful question is: One Question. It is not two or more...
5 Steps to Become an ICF Coach
Navigating how to become an accredited ICF Coach can be confusing, so let's simplify it in five manageable steps. First it's worth noting that the ICF Credential requires you to complete a coach-training certification that is accredited by them. That's typically the...
5 ways to get yourself ready for a coaching session
How do you prepare yourself physically, mentally and emotionally to coach? Here's a few things that I find help me show up and be present in coaching sessions. Not having back to back sessions - this is a practical one but is key for me. The most sessions that I do in...
What do you do when unwanted thoughts and feelings show up?
An area that we cover on the Coaching Diploma that resonates with both trainees and clients is the idea of developing our ability to notice and observe without judgement. We think this is key for any coaching practice - whether you're a career coach, executive or life...
Does great coaching always lead to long term change in clients?
As coaches, whether it's in business coaching, life coaching or career coaching, a big part of what we do, is to support an individual achieve their goals. Goal-setting is in many ways interlinked with the philosophy that underpins coaching practice. However, you'll...
Do I need to choose a Coaching Niche?
Coaching Tips & Support: Is it important to have a Coaching Niche? Although it’s helpful to have a niche or an area of coaching that you work within, is it really a must? It’s a contentious issue amongst coaches and whilst I recognise that there are some clear...
Can you work as a Coach without Certification?
The answer to this question in short is Yes. However, is this something that we would recommend? Certainly not. And there are a variety of reasons for this. A point to bear in mind is that this article focuses on coaching in the UK as the industry is slightly...
In-Session or Out-of-Session Work?
A way that quickly helps me understand how a client wants to work is by examining whether their focus is on in-session or out-of-session work. This is key as exploring their motive helps a coachee direct their attention more actively on what they want to achieve. What...
Coachee Stuck? Try this Technique to Assess both Practical and Psychological Aspects of an Issue
When working with a client in a non-directive way it is key for us to contract effectively so that we always act in partnership and in the direction they want to pursue. That said, at times, clients might not know where that place might be or what could be the next...
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