Leader as Coach: Designing Actions
Coaching is about change. To change, we need to take action of some kind. Before we can take action, we…
Leader as Coach: Creating Awareness
Creating awareness comes bit by bit, and then all at once. Slowly, slowly, we (the leader as coach) help the…
Leader as Coach: Direct Communication
[caption id="attachment_2422" align="alignleft" width="300"] MichaelGaida (CC0), Pixabay[/caption] Leaders need to get comfortable with direct communication in coaching conversations. No flannel,…
Leader as Coach: Powerful Questioning
The most powerful questioning does not require a question at all; but silence. That silence that allows the person to…
Leader as Coach: Active Listening
Active listening is as much about silence as anything else. Silence is golden. That includes in your role as leader…
Leader as Coach: Coaching presence
One of the things people often say as a result of coaching is that it's the first time they feel…
Leader as Coach: Establishing Trust and Intimacy
Establishing Trust and Intimacy with the person you are coaching is paramount if they are to do their best thinking. …
Leader as Coach: Establishing the Coaching Agreement/ Contracting
In this series about coaching competencies, we move to establishing the coaching agreement, or in one word, contracting. If you…
Leader as Coach: Meeting Ethical Guidelines and Professional Standards
Last week, I set out the International Coach Federation coaching competencies. Now it's time to delve into each one in…
Coaching competencies for leaders
The case for coaching is clear. Now let's look at how leaders apply coaching competencies in their work with their…
Creating independent critical thinkers
I often hear leaders saying that they don't need to use a coach-approach to leading their people; they just need…
The leader experience and derailers
When a leader's experience is on an upward trajectory, working through the leadership pipeline, it can be tempting to become…
The leader experience and the leadership pipeline
All leaders need coaching and feedback, no matter what their level in the leadership pipeline. They may need other things…
Leader experience
I look at everything through an "experience" lens. Customer experience, employee experience, coachee experience. I've recently turned my thoughts…
Virtual Group Coaching Supervision
Are you looking for a (new) coaching supervisor? Do you mostly work virtually, and therefore need supervision that models good…
Coaching supervision group
Are you looking for a (new) coaching supervisor? Do you want to share your developmental journey with like-minded coaches? Do you want…
