This blog series is focused on starting and managing a coaching program within your organization. Pulling it together now, here is a tool to plan …
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Length of Coaching Engagement
The average coaching relationship lasts one year. Some coaching relationships are just a few sessions and others continue for several years. For internal coaching programs, …
Matching Coach and Coachee
For both internal and external coaches, ensuring they are a good match for the individual coachee is a critical component of the coaching engagement. The …
Practice Adjusting to Client Thinking
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan As my new client and I shifted from her sharing the past achievements from the previous week, I asked her …
Practice Identifying and Adjusting to Learning Styles
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan I am fascinated by the different learning styles that people use. One of the reasons for this is that I …
Practice Asking Questions
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan One of the things I am practicing from my coaching class is asking more questions. For me, I feel this …
Ethics as One Starting Point for Coaching Relationships
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan From the coaching perspective, building relationships and developing intimacy and honesty with the client supports successful outcomes. It is …
Developing Myself as a Coach
by guest blogger Mikayla Phan As I look forward to my new career path in coaching, I often reflect on the Core Competencies which are …
Coaching for Effective Delegation
Continuing with the coaching relationship as discussed in the previous blog: Tracy asked Bill how it was going with the delegating he had started. Bill …
Coaching on Prioritization
Prioritizing work tasks, lifestyle choices, and activities is something we all do each day. Sometimes we do it intentionally, and sometimes we just do and …