Coaching and mentoring are often seen as ways to help others grow—but what if the transformation goes both ways? Over the past decade, I’ve discovered that every coaching conversation, every mentoring session, is as much a learning experience for me as it is for my clients. One of the most profound realizations I’ve had is that growth is mutual.

Emotional intelligence—the ability to recognize, understand, and manage our emotions—is the true measure of strength. It’s about knowing when to hold it together and when to let it out. But how do we shift a cultural mindset that equates tears with weakness?

As the fourth initiative in the ongoing research being engaged on behalf of the New Executive Coaching Summit (NECS), the Institute for Research on Professional Coaching has conducted an online survey regarding recent Neuroscience research and the implications of insights gained from this research for executive coaching practices. Following is a brief report being made by Dr. William Bergquist that …

An online survey was conducted regarding Organizational Changes and the implications of these changes for executive coaching practices. A brief report is made that summaries some of the results from this survey:

This case study draws insights on the perceived value of “Coaching for student success” and assess the impact on the different aspects of emotional intelligence.

This article introduces a positive assessment that grounds our professional coaching philosophy and practice; an integrated process that has emerged over the last 40 years.

What are the three common coaching blind spots – coaching choices made by coaches that reflect the patterning of the coach and negatively impact the coaching?

Authentic and sensitive conversations, empathetic compassion and meaningful collaboration make up the relational connective tissues that provide support and structure for our relationships

I accessed higher than ideal levels of anger, but didn’t recognize that within myself. Looking back, I can now understand both why I didn’t see the anger within me, and how my unrecognized anger hurt my working relationships.

Every emotion contains information for us that no other dimension of our experience possesses. The information within sadness is that of loss.