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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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Join the ICF Coaching Education Global Knowledge Community

We are so excited to share the ICF Coaching Education Global Knowledge Community — a vibrant and engaging virtual community where coaching educators can find the answers and resources they need. Please follow these instructions to activate your account: 1. Visit engage.coachingfederation.org. 2. In the top right corner of your screen, select “Sign in.” 3. …read more.
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Member Spotlight: Famous Supply

Learn about the coaching culture at Famous Supply in this Q&A with Director of People Development Rob Michelucci, PCC. Please describe your internal coaching culture. Famous Supply is a wholesale distributor that was founded nearly 90 years old. Famous specializes in HVAC, plumbing, and industrial and building products. The company includes 900 associates, of which …read more.
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JOIN US: Free Business Building Masterclass with Dermot Butterly

Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as JOIN US: Free Business Building Masterclass with Dermot Butterly Enjoy your business and feel good about selling! We all want to serve clients, not sell coaching. But you can’t do one without the other, right? Well. Maybe… Most of us don’t enjoy selling—especially ourselves. And many coaches…

BOOK REVIEW by Ruby McGuire “Dark Side of the Light Chasers”

Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as BOOK REVIEW by Ruby McGuire "Dark Side of the Light Chasers" The Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming Your Power, Creativity, Brilliance, and Dreams by Debbie Ford Dark Side of the Light Chasers, by the late Debbie Ford, is a challenging, sometimes confrontational book. It gets…

Learn How to Measure the Transformative Power of Coaching

Measuring the Transformative Power of Coaching in the Development of Emerging Leaders Join the ICF Research Community and Ryan Brown, Ph.D., on September 13, from 12 Noon – 1 p.m. EDT (New York) for a free session on measurement in the practice of coaching. This presentation will cover what it means to measure outcomes in …read more.
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Work Smarter (Not Harder) and Get More Done with a “12-Week Year” | by Ruby McGuire

Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as Work Smarter (Not Harder) and Get More Done with a "12-Week Year" | by Ruby McGuire As a coach I’m sure you’ve read many books on business and personal development. And you’ve probably noticed that many books have the same message—just shared differently. (An excellent reason to…