More than two decades of research, and our own experience of coaching leaders and executive teams, shows that it’s easy to lead when conditions are positive. However, strong leaders differentiate themselves when the organisation or…
3 Ways to Boost Talent Retention Through Coaching There are two major concerns that seem to be keeping leaders up at night right now. The first is the spectre of an economic downturn. The other…
One of the first things any professional coach in training learns is that it’s important for a coach to be non-judgmental. It’s a mindset adopted from therapy and is aimed at ensuring that the patient (coachee) feels 100% safe to open up and be vulnerable.
There is this discussion in the coaching world of whether or not similar experience like the coachee matters or not. E.g., does someone who coaches CEOs need to have been in top management positions before? Or should a coach who coaches bankers have banking experience? Etc.
There is this discussion in the coaching world of whether or not similar experience like the coachee matters or not. E.g., does someone who coaches CEOs need to have been in top management positions before? Or should a coach who coaches bankers have banking experience? Etc.
Coaches who are able to coach on the ‘Next Level’ and who are not only effective but also efficient continue to create a lot more value than what they charge for even if their rates are premium
Back in early 2002, I decided to get a professional coach training as I was contemplating leaving the corporate world to become an Executive Coach. At the time, I had just recently relocated to Hong Kong and my research showed that there were only a handful professional coaches in all of Hong Kong. Also, there was no institute at all in Hong Kong that would provide any coach training.
C-level executives with extensive professional experience are not necessarily adept at developing a company’s most talented employees. However, a growing number of C-level executives (such as CEO, CFO and COO) consider developing top talent in…
Here are 10 questions you might want to ask yourself that might guide you in this journey to select the ‘right’ program for you:
The concept of ‘leader as coach’ has come of age – and it’s been a long time coming.
One of the core principles in coaching is the concept of giving ownership to the coachee (the one being coached) rather than giving advice about how to do things.
When deciding on a coach certification program, first you’ll need to differentiate between certification by any coaching institute and international certification by an independent coach certification body.
Even among experienced executive coaches, there seems to be a lot of confusion and disagreement on how to distinguish different types of coaching. The following is based on Progress-U’s Asia Innovative Coaching Institute’s (AICI) definitions…
“Charlie, do you do presentation coaching? Our Director of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Jane, makes depressing presentations to the top management team. She needs to improve her presentation skills,” Kelvin inquired by phone. Kelvin is…
