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Leadership Coaching Courses: How to Train as a Leadership Coach
Leadership Coaching Courses: How to Train as a Leadership Coach
Leadership coaching courses fall into three groups. Here is how to match the right one to whether you coach leaders, lead like a coach, or build coaching across an organisation Read more
Coaching CPD Explained: What Counts and How Many Hours You Need
Coaching CPD Explained: What Counts and How Many Hours You Need
CPD for coaches can get reduced to a box to tick before a credential renewal date, a scramble to log enough hours in the final month, when it works best... Read more
Beyond Reflection: Becoming A Reflexive Practitioner In Coaching
Beyond Reflection: Becoming A Reflexive Practitioner In Coaching
Dr Andrew McDowell explores reflective practice in coaching, and why reflexivity, noticing what is happening in the coach, shapes every conversation. Read more
Performance Coaching: A Complete Guide
Performance Coaching: A Complete Guide
Performance coaching closes a specific gap, not a person's whole development. Here is what makes it different, and what a performance coaching conversation looks like. Read more
Positive Psychology Coaching: A Complete Guide
Positive Psychology Coaching: A Complete Guide
Positive psychology coaching starts from what already works, not what is broken. Here is what PERMA, strengths and appreciative enquiry add to a session. Read more
A coach reading tone, pace and body language during a coaching conversation
Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication in Coaching
Words carry only part of what a client communicates. Here is what tone, pace, silence and body language tell a coach instead. Read more
The seven eyes of the Hawkins and Shohet supervision model
The Seven-Eyed Model of Supervision: A Guide for Coaches
A supervisor moves between seven distinct viewpoints in every session, and most coaches only name two or three of them. Here is the full model. Read more