Tag Archives: coach approach

Coaching as a conversation

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

So many models of coaching, 3 step, 4 step, 5 step, even an 8 step model. Whilst I do appreciate that all these have their place, and especially for new coaches, are extremely useful for the purposes of ‘navigation,’ I … Continue reading →

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Creating internal coaching capability

Posted on September 18, 2011 by admin

Coaching Questions that have proved to be relevant when creating or planning to create coaching capability inside organisations. Some of the questions seem to be difficult to come to terms with, and from experience, when they are answered the end … Continue reading →

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The Manager as Coach

Posted on May 5, 2011 by coachfac

THE MANAGER AS COACH An Introduction to Coaching by RICHARD FOX Preface Coaching and being coached are essential activities for 21st century business leaders and managers. In an environment of uncertainty, intense competition and globalisation of markets, innovation, creativity and … Continue reading →

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Building and applying real coaching skills in managers and leaders

Posted on January 12, 2011 by coachfac

For managers implementing the ‘coach approach’ in their everyday busy business life. The approach and effective conversations of a ‘leader / coach’ are often very different to what they learned in the past, not least because it demands a shift from the problem solving behaviours that so many managers have found successful, and have been rewarded for in their organisations. Continue reading →

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Why is turning Managers into Coaches so difficult?

Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin

The above question attracted by attention and I replied as follows: (references are at the bottom of the post) Experience tells me that it’s not appropriate to ‘turn managers into coaches’ and that it’s much more relevant to support managers … Continue reading →

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Coaching Models–useful or not?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by admin

Working recently with an organisation on advanced coaching skills I suggested that the only ‘model’ necessary for them was for the conversation to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. They had previously been drilled in GROW. After their … Continue reading →

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What’s Coaching when it’s at Work

Posted on October 20, 2009 by admin

Training leaders to use the coach approach is the next step for organizations to embrace Continue reading →

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