Friday, August 7, 2020Most of our coaching clients are all-too-familiar with the nagging voice of doubt and criticism inside their heads. This voice, often referred to as the Inner Critic, is one of the key roadblocks holding our clients back from achieving their coaching goals. But is that voice the authentic voice of our client, or is it just a part? What wisdom can we learn from listening to all of the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of our client? Below, 11 Institute of Coaching Fellow Members share their best advice for ways you can help your clients explore and manage their inner critic. Category: Coaching Tools
Monday, August 5, 2019Start-ups disrupting the coaching market with digital tools are also focused on the intention-action gap. This post takes a look at two platforms - Leader Amp and Saberr - that support individuals and teams in acting on their implementation intentions. As in my previous (and future!) posts on technology, highlighting a vendor is not an endorsement. Instead, these examples of new technology are intended to spark conversations in our coaching community about.Category: Coaching Tools
Saturday, June 22, 2019Having met and gotten to know hundreds of coaches, I’ve come to believe that many of us suck at valuing ourselves. Personally, I find myself alternating, in equal measure, between the belief that I should be charging more and the belief that I’m charging too much already! And the idea of talking to other coaches about how much they charge for coaching just feels so taboo. Categories: Coaching Tools, Blog
Wednesday, January 23, 2019Democracy may be in rough shape, but democratization of data, AI, and health care is having a moment – a big moment that is shaking up the coaching market. Already, launching a business to democratize coaching is no longer a distinctive pitch. Categories: Coaching Tools, Blog
Monday, December 17, 2018Many people have a dream or vision for their future, the expression of a deep yearning for self-actualization, oft described as realizing one’s full potential. Getting from here, point A, to the imagined future, point B, is easier said than done. Categories: Coaching Tools, Blog
Thursday, November 1, 2018In this blog, we share the historical context, origin, emergence, inspiration, and scholar contributions to these fundamental coaching concepts. Let’s meet the philosophers and scientists whose concepts gave birth to ontological coaching. Categories: Language, Coaching Tools, Blog