Succession planning is a topic that is difficult for many leaders but which can be made easier with the assistance of an executive coach. I have managed the succession planning process within a large corporation…
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Giving responsibility to others instead of taking responsibility for them is a key to developing leaders. Here’s why. Our capacity for leadership is directly tied to our capacity for responsibility. The more responsibility we can…
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Do you need help marketing your coaching business? If your response is yes answer these five questions to begin to design the core of your practice, identify your niche and create a marketing program…
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Your executive coaching client must make choices about where to focus his or her time and energy at any given moment. Innovation can become a low priority if it is not operationalized into strategic goals. …
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Many people who enter coaching come from a background of being employed either in a corporate environment or small business. Often the mindset of an employee is very different than the owners when it comes…
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Do your Christian business clients consider themselves to be in ministry? Why or why not?
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Early in my coaching profession I took 2-3 pages of notes per client. I captured a lot of the call, but had this sense that I was missing something important that which could only be gathered in the moment of the dance. I soon dropped to maybe ¼ page of notes. That also seemed insufficient as my relationship with the client deepened. This pendulum swing began a journey of fine-tuning my note taking skills for the sake of optimizing client relationships.
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Leaders often appreciate having time set aside for coaching because it is the only place they can safely think out loud. Our role as a coach includes listening at multiple levels.
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Want to know where your niche or target market is located at online? You can find gobs of folks on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yahoo groups. Become a member of each, complete your profile and…
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Many coaches pursue coach training so they can serve as a coach within their current organization, but after completing their training they are not sure how to introduce their new capabilities to the organization. I believe there are some key success factors that make the process easier.
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“Why do you want to be a leader?” I have asked this question to a group of 30 managers seated around tables at a leadership development seminar.
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Many companies today use assessments to gain knowledge of what soft and hard skills employees possess. These same tools work well with coaching and can be used to develop goals for personal growth.
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Over the years I’ve personally been deeply grieved to watch a number of important relationships in the Christian coaching world implode over contract issues. Those experiences started me thinking: what does scripture have to say about a Christian coachs relationship to contracts and the legal system? We all use coaching agreements, and we have contracts with the schools that train us with those who do work for us. Is the way we craft these agreements biblical, or are we just copying common business practices without really thinking about how the fit with a Kingdom perspective?
So let’s dive in and explore what a biblical approach to coaching contracts might look like…
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What do executives look for in a coach? What influences the selection process?
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When it comes to coaching missionaries, a certain picture of a missionary comes into focus for me. Who comes to your mind?
There is one group in particular that we often miss – the…
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