New Practical Business Program for Coaches

With economies everywhere under challenge, businesses of all kinds are also under challenge to refine and improve what they do and how they do it. Professional coaching businesses are no exception. In fact, there is a good chance that some coaching practices will be suffering a “knock on” effect and seeing their business flow slowing,…

Coaching Proficiency #2 – Reveals the Client to Themselves

This post continues the series commenced on April 8. The certified coach “reveals the client to themselves”. The more often I look at and ponder on this proficiency, the more I am tantalised by it and amazed by how much scope it offers for the coaching process. Lots of people are good at stating the…

Coaching Proficiency #1 – Engages in Provocative Conversations

As mentioned in my introductory post to this series, late in 2002 I had the good fortune to take the Certified Coach Intensive Course which was a live event that Coachville used to run in those days. It was particularly good fortune for me because the event I took was led by the legendary Thomas…

Coaching Proficiencies Series – Introduction

A few years back, inspired by fellow coach Tracy Adams, who was at that time hosting a study group for certification with the International Association of Coaches, I started posting on another blog I was maintaining at that time a series of reflections and observations on the Fifteen Proficiencies of a Certified Coach. I’ve decided…