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Should a coach take notes?

Ah, yes, here we are again quoting the golden rule of coaching: “It all depends”. So I am sorry if you came here for a

Change. Minds. Now.

“Learn how to wire the brain for lasting change”, “Change minds effectively”, “Break negative thinking”, — sentences we read in marketing blurbs for coach training.

You cannot not influence

We almost had a fistfight in our coaching masterclass the other day! Of course, not really 🙂 — we had a wonderful exchange of ideas

Coaching Loss and Grief

Sometimes clients come to our sessions with heavy hearts: they have just lost something or someone important to them: a job, a client or even

They could so use coaching — but don’t want to be coached!

We had a discussion in one of our ICF Onboarding class: a participant knows a person who would CLEARLY benefit from coaching, but they won’t

Listening for “the who”

No, I don’t mean the Doctor or the band :-). The International Coaching Federation created “PCC markers“, behaviors displayed by professional coaches. They state: 5.1:

First, drop your theories…

First, drop your theories! I started a training with a group of lovely participants (somehow we always end up with the best and kindest people

Another meaning of “Solution Focused” Coaching

I am currently co-teaching a course on “narrative coaching” and was re-reading Gene Coombs and Jill Freedman’s wonderful introduction: “Narrative Therapy: the Social Construction of

Exploration vs. Solution?

Aaaaaaaand in one corner of the ring we have “EXPLORATION”, the master of awareness, wearer of the belt of insight, triple champion of the “coaching

Arghhhs, my client is stuck!!

In a really cool Facebook group where coaches hang out called ICF ACC PCC MCC Journeys (how about that for Alphabet soup!) someone asked the

3 steps to easy meeting planning

In a recent free meetup and exchange (register here), we discussed how to help leaders plan great meetings. Leaders often come to coaching with a

Bridging the Divide

Recently, I read a post of a coaching acquaintance on LinkedIn. She was re-sharing someone who was warning against vaccination as in their world-view it

Is Solution Focus the BEST Coaching Approach?

That depends on what you mean by “best”, of course. What would a “best” coaching approach entail? The most effective? The one that gives clients

Do this with resistant clients

In Solution Focused coaching, we are assuming that clients want to cooperate. If we have the impression that that is not what is happening, it is in our responsibility as coaches to create the conditions for collaboration with the client. Usually, we just need to listen some more and suspend our judgement.

Coaching Freestyle?

I teach “the theory of the approach with no theory” every year at a solution focused institute every year and as a part of that

Should a coach take notes?

Change. Minds. Now.

You cannot not influence

Coaching Loss and Grief

They could so use coaching — but don’t want to be coached!

Listening for “the who”

First, drop your theories…

Another meaning of “Solution Focused” Coaching

Exploration vs. Solution?

Arghhhs, my client is stuck!!

3 steps to easy meeting planning

Bridging the Divide

Is Solution Focus the BEST Coaching Approach?

Do this with resistant clients

Coaching Freestyle?

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