“Every positive change — every jump to a higher level of energy and awareness — involves a rite of passage. Each time to ascend to a higher rung on the ladder of personal evolution, we must go through a period of discomfort, of initiation.” — Dan Millman A Rite of Passage describes any ceremony or event marking an important …
“Leadership is now understood by many to imply collective action, orchestrated in such a way as to bring about significant change while raising the competencies and motivation of all those involved—that is action where more than one individual influences the process.” —Bornstein & Smith, quoted in The Leader of the Future How can organizations change and why would they? …
“Power comes in many forms, one of which is mastery. As we become expert—in creation or discovery, in helping or healing, in communicating or leading—we gain power. That power is revealed in flow, and in joy.” ― Heather E. Heying, Evolutionary biologist The first response from me regarding this question of how to become a great coach is that …
“We must accept our multiplicity, the fact that we can show up quite differently in our athletic, intellectual, sexual, spiritual—or many other—states. A heterogeneous collection of states is completely normal in us humans. The key to well-being is collaboration across states, not some rigidly homogeneous unity. The notion that we can have a single, totally consistent way of being is …
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” — Albert Einstein If you’re not familiar with the term “coaching niche” it means the particular specialty area or client base a coach works with. This could be domains as diverse as a Life or Health and Nutrition coach right through to Leadership and Executive coaching …
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” —Kurt Vonnegut On many of my training programs when inviting participants to push things, experiment and explore beyond their habitual behavioral boundaries I’ll often ask them to pretend. By this I don’t simply mean ‘fake it’ but to think about it …
“I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” —Ralph Nader For me, one of the best places to begin exploring coaching to develop great leaders, particularly if you’re somewhat new to leadership development or even coaching, is simply to start with your own life experience. Find times in your …
The answer to this very important question for anyone considering a career in coaching is not a simple yes or no, but very much ‘It depends’. And what does it depend on? Well there are several factors and let’s explore a few of the key ones here. Firstly, it will depend on how good and effective you are. This …