by Ingrid Bens
Anyone who supports people through change knows that resistance crops up all the time. People push back on everything from altering their behavior to implementing needed next steps. Sometimes they vocalize their resistance, but more often they keep it to themselves. They pretend to go along, while deep down, they hang on to […]
by Michael J. Kline, Certified RIM Master and Canfield Success Coach
Coaches know the importance of powerful questions. We know why we ask the questions, but do we always know what to ask and when? Certain questions seem to have a way of opening up issues and answers, of expanding the clients’ hearts and minds […]
Most professional coaches, consultants, and managers choose to do the work they do because a) they like working with other people, and b) they are service-oriented and want to be helpful and useful to other people. But as surely as the sun rises in the east every […]
by: Dani Fox
People everywhere are stuck. Many of us have an unconscious tendency to get stuck in compulsive behavior patterns, dysfunctional lifestyles, or reliving traumas and pain from the past. We can get trapped in a never-ending cycle of stress which leaves us feeling tired, sick, sad and anxious. Our quality of life becomes diminished […]
By Kate Alexander, Associate Director, Florida Studio Theatre and Founder of the FST Theatre School
In our relationships with other people we all seek and often assume a mutual basis of truth in our communications with each other. As coaches, counselors, consultants, therapists, health providers and human resources people (among others), finding ways to express ourselves […]
We are all story tellers. We depend on a regular narrative to help navigate through our days. We tell stories everyday: at home with family, at work with colleagues and clients, at play with mates, and in romance with lovers. Stories we tell ourselves get lived out daily. They guide our beliefs and […]
Recently I have been watching the NETFLIX series “The Crown,” a dramatic and intimate look at the ascension of Queen Elizabeth II and the challenges she faced as an emerging leader. Historically it is a fascinating and revealing portrayal of court life, a behind the scenes look at the choice leaders […]
What do you do to encourage…
These challenges are ones people might face as they work with a client, facilitate a group or just alone. Consider using the power […]
As 2016 draws to a close, it seems we are experiencing a particularly turbulent time, both nationally (following the presidential election) and internationally, with unrest, drought and hunger, great fear and violence in many parts of the world.
What can we, as coaches, do to help our clients achieve and maintain any […]
We all have encountered people in our lives who frustrate us, bully us, intimidate us, drive us to distraction, or downright make us fearful for our own physical and/or emotional well-being.
Does this sound familiar? You are an experienced coach and have just finished successfully coaching your client through a huge, complex project. […]
