Empathy is Overrated: How Not Understanding Strengthens Your Practice

My private consulting business was thriving. I loved the work. I relished the flexibility. I assessed, advised, reported, and left. My clients were not accountable to me, nor was I  responsible for their success or failure. So, when the job offer arrived to be CEO of a $22 million USD nonprofit agency, I was not …read more.
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Curiosity: The Secret Weapon of Great Coaches and Leaders

Genius extraordinaire Albert Einstein was attributed to saying, “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” Einstein was clearly onto something.   Research has shown that curiosity is correlated with creativity and innovation, intelligence, tighter relational bonds, improved learning, and problem-solving. With all those benefits, it’s no wonder that creating a culture of …read more.
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Coach FEATURE: Yvonne Rosney

Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as Coach FEATURE: Yvonne Rosney In these “Meet the Coach” features, we meet our fellow coaches to get inspired and build coach community. This month we meet Yvonne Rosney BA(Hons), DipPP, DipCBT, DipPC. About Yvonne Lives In: Manchester, England Company: YMR Coaching & Development Type of Coach: Life…

Coaching for Self-Actualization

Coaching is a helping profession, but our world is changing. As our collective consciousness rises to new levels, shifting expectations are dramatically impacting the field of executive coaching. Once focused primarily on professional goal attainment, executive coaching is now facilitating the introspective journey of finding purpose, meaning and our highest potential at work. In fact, …read more.
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