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Asking Mistakes Coaches Make: the Top Five
From long experience as a coach trainer, here’s my personal list of the top five asking mistakes coaches make (excerpted from the book, Coaching Questions by Tony Stoltzfus). Asking Mistakes #1: Closed...
Asking Mistakes Coaches Make: the Top Five
From long experience as a coach trainer, here’s my personal list of the top five asking mistakes coaches make (excerpted from the book, Coaching Questions by Tony Stoltzfus). Asking Mistakes #1: Closed...
The Heart of a Coach
Coaching is more than asking a good question or listening more intently. It’s more than holding someone accountable or helping a person set action steps. Skills are important, but the...
The Heart of a Coach
Coaching is more than asking a good question or listening more intently. It’s more than holding someone accountable or helping a person set action steps. Skills are important, but the...
Supervising versus Coaching
Most of us have grown up in a world where we are either a supervisor or we are being supervised. Think about it…our parents supervised us, our teachers in school...
Supervising versus Coaching
Most of us have grown up in a world where we are either a supervisor or we are being supervised. Think about it…our parents supervised us, our teachers in school...
Coaching Responsibility
Recently, a client (in training as a coach) posed an interesting question…”Can you coach anyone to peak performance?” The implication of the question was that there might be some people...
Coaching Responsibility
Recently, a client (in training as a coach) posed an interesting question…”Can you coach anyone to peak performance?” The implication of the question was that there might be some people...
How to Let Your Self-Talk Defeat You
January is when our eyes optimistically turn to the year ahead. What will I accomplish this year? What are my dreams? What do I want to change? However, new-year’s resolutions...
How to Let Your Self-Talk Defeat You
January is when our eyes optimistically turn to the year ahead. What will I accomplish this year? What are my dreams? What do I want to change? However, new-year’s resolutions...
Competing Commitments Will Sabotage You
What are competing commitments? Pastors and church leaders are very familiar with the concept of commitment. Most often the word is used among ministry leaders in reference to the commitment...
Competing Commitments Will Sabotage You
What are competing commitments? Pastors and church leaders are very familiar with the concept of commitment. Most often the word is used among ministry leaders in reference to the commitment...