We are delighted to announce that Amanda Cahir-O’Donnell, PCC with the International Coach Federation (ICF) and recently qualified Accredited Coach Supervisor with CSA, has achieved the honour of becoming the first person in Ireland to receive the ‘Executive Coach of the Year Award – 2014’ from the ICF Ireland. We are really proud of her […]
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Interrupting……..
When it comes to coaching, questions are the engine that drives deeper exploration and rich conversations. When you ask a question and the reply is “Good question!”, or “THAT is the question!” BINGO! Together you have probably just identified the real issue, goal or barrier. I so often see “Good question!” create such a fine […]
The Courageous super-Visee by Elaine Patterson
The Courageous super-Visee By Elaine Patterson “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear”. Nelson Mandela I recently attended a workshop run by Dr. Alison Hodge when she posed the question […]
Leading from “WHO you ARE” by Elaine Patterson
“No leader sets out to be a leader. People set out to live their lives, expressing themselves fully. When that expression is of value, they become leaders. So the point is not to become a leader. The point is to become yourself, to use yourself completely – all your skills, gifts and energies […]
Are you taking note?
Are You Taking Note? Boring? At first glance, the topic of note taking may seem to be one of the more mundane items to cover in a blog post on coaching. I beg to differ, and propose that it actually offers an abundance of insight as to what might be going on ‘between the lines’ (no […]
MINDFULNESS FOR COACHES
Mindfulness for Coaches Transform your Personal and Professional Life As busy professionals working in complex client settings there are frequently multiple demands on your time, effort and attention. How do we replenish ourselves before, during and after each session to help ourselves develop resilience and resourcefulness to meet challenging issues? Mindfulness provides a systematic approach […]
Wheel Of Life Tree Playbook and Life Audit
The moment you stop doing what you are doing and start reviewing your life or career, is the time you begin a process of change. – Jackee Holder When I started out as a coach in 1996 the wheel of life model was one of the first coaching tools my then coach introduced […]
RE-PARENTING SELF: A KEY COACH SKILL
( A follow up blog to REPARENTING SELF : A KEY LEADERSHIP SKILL). If leaders need to have the skill of reparenting themselves then, arguably, that also applies to coaches. This is for several reasons : a) Leaders often have a coaching role; this indeed may increasingly be the case. b) Coaches may […]
Key Leadership Skill: Re- parenting Self
KEY LEADERSHIP SKILL: Re-parenting Self This blog draws its rationale from the transactional analysis concept of the Parent ego state. That part of ourselves with which we seek to manage our lives through the beliefs, values and ‘shoulds’ about self, others and the world. Leaders may be seen as having a particular role and responsibility […]
The Emotionally Intelligent Supervisor
The Characteristics of the Emotionally Intelligent Supervisor Recently I was lucky enough to attend a London event where Daniel Goleman was speaking about his book ‘Emotional Intelligence’. Since then I have had several discussions with coaches and supervisors I have supported, on what characteristics are displayed by emotionally intelligent supervisors (and leaders). From these discussions […]
