The New Science of Neurocoaching
At its core coaching believes in a person’s ability to examine their beliefs in order to change them. Neuroscience is proving the same belief through neuroplasticity.
At its core coaching believes in a person’s ability to examine their beliefs in order to change them. Neuroscience is proving the same belief through neuroplasticity.
Motivation improves memory, concentration, brain receptivity, priming for learning and performance on any spectrum you’d like to measure. Understanding how motivation works will directly affect your success as a professional coach.
Men and women have different physiology, biochemistry and a spectrum of neurology from F-Brain to M-brain, each with its own nuances. Coaches should understand these in order to work with the individual more effectively.
Work-life balance is important for our clients to achieve because the “life” part of the equation is the support environment for the “work” part.
This article explores the potential for detrimental consequences and inappropriateness of imposing mandatory 'supervision' on coaching practitioners, versus the established mentor coach approach.
We do not spend enough time teaching leaders what to stop. Half of the leaders I have met don’t need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.
The higher up you go in your organization, the more you need to make other people winners and not make your job about winning yourself.
An easy habit for people who like to win to fall into, and a surefire shortcut for killing conversations, is to start a sentence with “no,” “but,” or “however”
I’m a little skeptical of self-diagnosis. Most people tend to overestimate their strengths and overrate their weaknesses.
The higher up you go in the organization, the more your problems are behavioral. You’re smart, you’re up-to-date, you know the technical aspects of your job, but often you may lack some important people skills and it’s hindering your success.
Valerie Pelan: Your book is a major accomplishment and well needed in the field of coaching. Th...