Many practitioners struggle with the eighth ICF Core Competency, which calls on them to “create awareness.”

Stress is, if not one of the main reasons people come to coaching, certainly is something that comes up with almost every client. I once heard the amazing (and now deceased) Dr. Paul Pearsall speak at an ICF Conference about having a balanced, healthy unstressed heart. His conclusion—it is perhaps impossible in today’s world unless you live on a remote …

The Membership Operations Management team was looking to develop more cohesion and collaboration among their leaders in order to drive improved business results.

If you’ve ever tried to set up your own business, you’ve probably been inundated with business-building tips, tools and resources. But take them all with a grain of salt – some advice may sound legit but can actually derail your business success, cause you to spend money in unnecessary places and even loose money. When we hear coaches talking about …

Business leaders know that the effectiveness of a business process, whether an internally-facing or client-facing process, can determine the quality of the results we get. But, what about our thinking processes? Those are far more elusive! How do we learn to think more effectively and in turn, discover solutions more readily? As busy leaders in large organizations and small and …

A few weeks ago, a coaching student asked me to talk about emotional intelligence during a course on positive psychology. It was a great request, because both these sciences help people function more resourcefully for greater satisfaction in life, but they are far from identical.

The benefit of a scientific approach for coaching is that we accelerate learning, adapt learning processes to diverse populations of learners and expand the scope of impact possible across diverse populations of clients.

Awareness of unbiased consumer perceptions is crucial, as it can empower coaching practices in many ways.

I have started reading my mind based on my 15-years of corporate knowledge, practice and learning.

There are many approaches to getting new clients as a coach, but most of the coach training programs out there don’t do a great job of preparing coaches to succeed in the marketplace. Whether you’re a life coach, business coach, or executive coach, you’ll likely need a process that allows you to build, grow, and keep your coaching practice or …