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Every Leader Needs a Leadership Coach, Except Those Who Need One Most

Every Leader Needs a Leadership Coach, Except Those Who Need One Most In over 30 years of coaching, I have repeatedly observed this: “Every leader needs a leadership coach, except those who need one most.” What does that mean? That repeatedly, executives who most need a coach, are the least likely to hire one, and […]

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Expectation Effect in Coaching

Expectation Effect in Coaching As anyone who has studied coaching for more than five minutes knows: the biggest predictor of successful outcomes is the quality of rapport between the parties. Of the multitude of factors involved in creating rapport, one will be explored in this article: the expectation effect in coaching.   Some people are […]

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Is Leadership art or science?

Is Leadership art or science? Is leadership art or science may be a more important question than it seems. If leadership is science, that suggests one series of methods. If leadership is art then other methods are suggested. There is another option: leadership is both art and science. Perhaps even more options: leadership is in […]

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Coaching: Have you outgrown GROW?

Coaching: Have you outgrown GROW? “In the beginning there was darkness, then there was the GROW model. And all thought GROW was light, and when real light emerged some saw that GROW was darkness.” Let’s not pull any punches; health warning: this a polemic article. Those who are using GROW, whatever they are doing is […]

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How Negativitaurs Destroy Companies

How Negativitaurs Destroy Companies You may not have heard of this form of human toxin, but you have certainly experienced them, and seen the damage they do across the globe. You have definitely suffered at their hands. To understand how negativitaurs destroy organisations, and the chances are that one or more of them are destroying […]

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The Mindsets of Performance and Happiness

The Mindsets of Performance and Happiness What could you achieve if you understood and had mastered the mindsets of performance and happiness? Could you be happier? Yes. Could you achieve more, with less effort? Yes. Would your life be better all round? Yes. Most people go through their lives searching for the secret of happiness […]

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Who Wants Promotion?

Who wants promotion? Who wants promotion has multiple meanings. It can mean: are you one of those who wishes promotion? It can mean: which group of people wish promotion? Before we start, let me put some cards on the table. I coach people to promotion, and many through repeated promotions. Typically 71% of the people […]

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21 Secrets of a Top Leadership Coach

21 Secrets of a Top Leadership Coach Most new coaches don’t last 6 months in the profession; they try coaching after being “exited” from an organisation, and quickly find another job. What is the difference between the short term triers and a leadership coach who makes it, long-term? Written through the 21 secrets of a […]

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Leadership Coaching: How Coachable Are You? Coachability Quiz.

Leadership Coaching: How Coachable Are You? Coachability Quiz. Where do you sit on the leadership coaching coachability continuum? That question also has deeper meanings, both positive and negative:    How likely are you to reach your potential? How likely are you to repress, or even sabotage, your own potential?  How much of your future will […]

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Leadership Coaching

FAQs about Leadership Coaching Over the years I have been asked many questions about leadership coaching. This article seeks to provide answers to FAQs about Leadership Coaching. What is leadership coaching? Leadership coaching is the process of developing a leader’s skills of leadership using coaching as the developmental tool. What is coaching leadership? The process […]

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