Posts Tagged ‘coaching principles’

What’s the best that could happen?

Friday, December 11th, 2009

BestCouldHappenSometimes it seems like I’m hard-wired to look for risks, for dangers.  Perhaps I am.  So here’s a powerful question that I use to help break me out of that mindset:

What’s the best that could happen?

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More coach training, in London!

Friday, November 27th, 2009

As you might know, I was in London this week attending the followup class to the Coaching Fundamentals class I took back in September.  That class was, in essence, the high level overview of the process, so the last few days were much more deep study and practice around some key areas:

  • Core principles: Trust the client, partnership, possibility, accept/blend/create, and presence
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Articulating core values
  • Core skills: listening, questioning, reflecting, and supporting

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The crisis of character

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Gus LeeI had a chance to attend a fantastic workshop this morning, led by the incomparable Gus Lee.  Never heard of him?  He’s a leader in challenging people to find and develop a core of character in their lives.

Read more on my Partnering in Possibilities blog »

What can I learn from this?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

I enjoy learning new things.  In fact, that’s a major factor in how I spend my time.  It impacts all kinds of decisions.

But still, it’s a struggle.  I talked about this a couple of weeks ago, but I thought I’d expand on a couple of ideas.

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Trust the client

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

I thought I might continue Sunday’s discussion with one of the core principles of Coaching:  Trust the Client. What the heck does that mean?

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