Coaching Skills & Techniques

I have loved "The Cartesian Questions" (aka The Cartesian Co-ordinates) ever since I first came across them on my NLP Practitioner Training. And what prompted me to write about the Cartesian Questions was...

As the summer draws to a close for those of us in the northern hemisphere, people are gearing up for back to school and work. It's a great time to be working with our clients on goals—and whether you are...

How are you going to know what's most important to you unless you make time to listen to yourself? As coaches, we spend a lot of time listening to others. We focus all our attention - some call it...

We made our first ever infographic! This stress infographic shares the primary and secondary signs of stress, as well as the warning signs of stress. In order to avoid stress, we need to be able to...

Do you or your clients have a problem with saying "Yes" (or trouble saying "No") so you end up feeling totally overwhelmed? Well, until recently I did. I said "Yes" to far too many things (granted, these...

We found this infographic - and loved it so much we made it our infographic of the month! Do you do any of the 5 weird habits? Because they seem like "Coaching Habits" to me - they're exactly the kind of...

If I was to ask you: "When employing someone, which is most important: their Knowledge, Attitude, Skills or Habits?", what would you answer? Because I remember being asked this when on management...

These 15 Goal-Setting Questions will help you create your best year ever. Set aside 30 minutes, settle in somewhere snug and warm with a cuppa (or glass of wine) and relax. Answer the questions below—and...

Ben Renshaw in his mini-book, The Secrets of Happiness says: On average by the age of eighteen we will have been praised and encouraged 30,000 times—and most of this... by the time we are three. By...

Ben Dooley is an all round kind, fun, enthusiastic person AND an expert coach and mentor. Needless to say I am a big fan. This article from Ben is about giving yourself permission. It's a great...