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Coaching: A Powerful Tool for Improving Employee Performance in the Organization

2023/05/03

A Research Paper By Mofoluwaso Afolakemi Ilevbare
Life Coach, AUSTRALIA

Businesses are discovering that coaching is a crucial leadership strategy for fostering talent development and business success. Businesses are realizing the value of fostering a team-oriented environment that values collaboration over authority more than ever. For those who adopt it, this shift produces fantastic results. Employees can use coaching to strengthen their bonds with their managers and help good managers become better managers. Greater self-awareness, a better understanding of the driving forces behind others’ behavior, enhanced communication abilities, and improved performance can all be brought about by coaching. Effective use of the coaching style in performance management can increase job satisfaction and employee engagement.

Passivity vs. Confrontation

2022/11/24

A Coaching Power Tool By Donna Burdge
Executive Coach, UNITED STATES

I have a client who is a woman in her mid-20s and the mother of two young children. She recently completed an online GED course through a nearby community college. We discussed her expectations for the coaching session during our initial meeting and decided to work towards the outcome she wanted. Her objective was to stay with the company, speak with her supervisor about this, and ideally move into a position that was more compatible while avoiding upsetting those who had helped her advance professionally by recognizing her and giving her promotions in the past. After I introduced her to my power tool, Passivity vs. Confrontation, she was able to change the way she thought about how to approach her manager by guiding her to examine her current thinking and adopt a new way of thinking.

The THRIVE Coaching Model

2022/11/21

A Coaching Model By Donna Burdge
Executive Coach, UNITED STATES

Leadership requires more than just the capacity to persuade and direct followers; leaders must develop professionally and for the benefit of the people, they are in charge of as well. As a call to action, we will use our THRIVE Model. Our client will be able to see the client’s ideal state with the aid of this 6-step model during the coaching session. By studying THRIVE in the lives of our clients, discover the inner strength of being an extraordinary, inspirational leader—one who possesses clarity, vision, empathy, and accountability.

Pursuing Happiness Through Hardship

2022/08/05

A Research Paper By Ann-Marie Purvis
Executive Coach, SWITZERLAND

This paper provides an overview of the concept of achieving happiness as well as a method for the coach and coachee to understand and approach this extremely complex subject. It examines how the concept of happiness has been studied as well as the findings of thought leaders in the field. “There are only two types of people who do not feel painful emotions. The first are psychopaths, and the second are dead. There is a misunderstanding that living a happy life entails being happy all of the time. Learning to accept, and even embrace, painful emotions is an important part of living a happy life, and the study of painful emotions is an important part of the field of Happiness Studies,” according to Tal Ben-Shahar[i].

Commitment vs. Choice

2022/08/04

A Coaching Power Tool By Mauro Locarnini
Executive Coach, SWITZERLAND

There is always a time in life, and knowing when to allow one perspective or another to drive our actions seems to be the key to keeping us going. Changing perspectives isn’t easy, but it’s necessary for growth and development, and that’s what coaching is all about. Consequently, I thought it would be interesting to examine these two seemingly opposing perspectives (Commitment vs. Choice) and investigate when each of them might be useful in our lives, how to shift from one to the other, and, most importantly, how to leverage them.

Feeling Overwhelmed vs. Being Focused

2022/08/01

A Coaching Power Tool By Ann-Marie Purvis
Executive Coach, SWITZERLAND

The “Feeling Overwhelmed vs. Being Focused” power tool described here can be used to address the feeling of being overwhelmed in the workplace, but can also be used outside of work. Feeling overwhelmed is a natural human emotion, but it can make it difficult to focus on where you started and then decide to take effective action. Our work lives have become increasingly demanding, presenting us with increasingly complex challenges at an almost constant pace. When you factor in personal or family obligations, it’s easy to become overwhelmed.

Your Coaching Journey

2022/07/29

A Coaching Model By Mauro Locarnini
Executive Coach, SWITZERLAND

Exploration broadens our horizons and may make us reconsider our preferences. As you discover yourself and explore other perspectives, you will see opportunities to grow. We’ll focus on your opportunities, both individually and collectively. Each session, and your entire coaching journey, ends with some action you want to take to make progress. “We must be the change we want to see in the world,” Mahatma Gandhi said.

Using GROW Model and Situational Leadership Models for Executive Clients in Global Companies

2022/07/26

A Coaching Model By Ann-Marie Purvis
Executive Coach, SWITZERLAND

The upward managing of their Directors and how the Executive would desire to be managed and supported are topics that are frequently brought up by Executive Clients, so I have applied the GROW model and Situation Leadership Model to them in my Coaching Model essay. Global company executives are under a lot of strain, and it is a common problem that their leaders haven’t changed their leadership style to reflect the new level of ability and confidence of the executive. The Executives are stressed and worried about this because they frequently believe it harms their relationship with their Leader, their confidence, and their own brand inside the firm.

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

2022/06/10

A Research Paper By Maria Stefansdottir
Executive Coach, ICELAND

What do you want to be when you grow up? As a kid, who hasn’t been asked this question a million times? It may appear simple and obvious that everyone should know what they are passionate about and skilled at, but this response is not the case. It’s actually quite complicated. Whatever people are looking for, they will find it within themselves. They must, however, be willing to embark on the adventure to discover it. The coach can assist the client in discovering who they really are, which is frequently quite different from who they have become. In between sessions, if the client is still looking for their calling, the coach can suggest exercises that he or she has successfully completed for himself.

Courage vs. Stagnation

2022/06/08

A Coaching Power Tool By Maria Stefansdottir,
Executive Coach, ICELAND

This Courage vs. Stagnation power tool is designed to help people step outside of their comfort zones in order to live a more satisfying and challenging life. You may be too comfortable in your current situation to take a chance. You still believe you can accomplish more, but it is difficult to break free from your daily routine and pursue something larger and more difficult. You prefer the familiar to the unfamiliar. The path to realizing your full potential can be long and winding, with many obstacles to overcome. Finding a lifelong calling and pursuing happiness requires courage, particularly when making life-altering decisions. That kind of transformation takes time.

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