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Stillness vs. Running

2023/05/02

A Coaching Power Tool By Amanda Norwood
Change Coach, UNITED STATES

Power Tool Stillness vs. Running, This idea was inspired by some advice a running coach once gave me when I was struggling with burnout and frustration with my training. “Sometimes you have to slow down to speed up,” he said. Faster is slower, as stated in Peter Senge’s well-known book “The Fifth Discipline,” which is a similar idea to this one. I have always associated slowing down with giving up, losing ground, and being less productive, much like Mary, the client I previously mentioned, so my coach’s advice really stuck with me. But as Senge explains, moving too quickly can hinder a person’s optimal growth. The hardest thing to do for someone who values high performance is to slow down.

The DARE Coaching Model

2023/04/28

A Coaching Model By Anita Szabo
Career Coach, HUNGARY

I developed the DARE model as a leadership coach specifically for leaders, regardless of their level of seniority, who want to improve and develop their leadership skills. Most often, a 12-session leadership coaching program with pre-established goals is sponsored by the employee’s employer. By combining the VIA structure with character strengths, this model seeks to maximize empowerment by assisting clients in achieving their objectives. I developed the DARE model as a leadership coach specifically for leaders, regardless of their level of seniority, who want to improve and develop their leadership skills. Most often, a 12-session leadership coaching program with pre-established goals is sponsored by the employee’s employer. By combining the VIA structure with character strengths, this model seeks to maximize empowerment by assisting clients in achieving their objectives.

The Role of Somatic Practice in Coaching

2023/04/27

A Research Paper By Joshua Schwarzberg
Mindset Coach, UNITED STATES

People can use somatic practice to access their innate evolutionary intelligence. The term “living organism in its wholeness” is the definition of soma in Greek. Another way to think about this idea is to consider this practice as something that takes into account the mind and body. The somatic approach not only emphasizes the brain’s and intellect’s cognitive abilities, but it also serves as a reminder that our physical bodies and hearts also house our experiences, knowledge, and habits. The somatic approach invites us to connect with our most basic intelligence—our physical body—in a world where distractions are constantly available. We can speed up growth and promote lasting change by learning about the history of somatics and comprehending its relevance in the coaching context.

A Coaching Model: FLOAT Model to Level Up

2023/04/24

A Coaching Model By Jennifer Stanley
Professionals Coach, CANADA

The FLOAT model, which I developed, is intended to assist coaches in leveling up. The coaching model I use helps my clients focus, level set, identify opportunities, define those opportunities, activities, and take measures. When we reach the maximum level at which our abilities can be used, we level up. We have grown and gained enough knowledge and experience to function effectively in this environment. But since we’re in a holding pattern, it’s very likely that we’ve also grown disinterested and immobile. The next stage of our journey requires that we level up and FLOAT.

Giving Up vs. Letting Go

2023/04/21

A Coaching Power Tool By Joshua Schwarzberg
Mindset Coach, UNITED STATES

I was incapable of being authentic because I was so driven to succeed. But in this “failure,” I started to learn the difference between giving up vs. letting go. Giving up refers to letting go of a task or goal, due to frustration or the conviction that it cannot be accomplished. “Letting go” refers to releasing a connection to something or someone in order to move on or find peace. Giving up implies a feeling of failure, whereas letting go suggests acceptance and a readiness to move on. Everyone will have a circumstance like this at some point or another. Do we keep going to accomplish our objectives? Do we change our expectations in order to better serve our long-term interests?

Character Strength-Based Leadership Coaching

2023/04/20

A Research Paper By Anita Szabo
Leadership & Career Coach, HUNGARY

A character strength-based leadership coaching approach is empowering, energizing, and connecting in that coaches embody and exhibit their own character strengths as they tell clients about strengths and support clients in developing their own character strengths for enhancing well-being and dealing with adversity in their own distinctively personal way and with their orientation/approach to helping. In fact, not all good leaders, let alone all leaders, consider leadership to be a core competency. Leadership is a trait that is shared by people of all ages and backgrounds. Someone who lists leadership as one of their top talents, like everyone else, does not automatically become an effective leader.

Vulnerability vs. Perfectionism

2023/04/17

A Coaching Power Tool By Michelle Piasecki
Life Coach, UNITED STATES

Vulnerability vs. Perfectionism is an opposing concept with powerful implications for the various roles we play. Consider implementing either one or the other in your relationships. When you share your fears and flaws with the people you love, you can foster trust by being vulnerable. But in that relationship, you want to present a flawless front. When you hide your true self to present the idealistic image you want others to see, trust can be lost and the relationship may suffer as a result. In coaching, we must present our clients with these options so they can consider their own decisions. What difference could it possibly make if they choose vulnerability over perfection? What effects does perfectionism have on behavior, perceptions of oneself, and motivation?

Using Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory to Support Learning in Mentoring & Coaching Relationships

2023/04/14

A Research Paper By Jennifer Stanley
Professionals Coach, CANADA

According to Sophocles’ quote, “There is no success without hardship.” It’s worth noting that the term “pivot” has recently gained popularity and is essentially a rebranding of a company’s potential failure. Consequently, obstacles appear to be unavoidable on the path to success. But what if we could avoid costly, time-consuming setbacks and progress toward individual success without encountering as many unnecessary roadblocks? This eventuality, I believe, we can achieve by incorporating Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory into one’s learning activities. I am convinced that Bandura’s theory can be applied to coaching and the coachee’s relationship with a skilled mentor.

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