Underpinning coaching, and great coaching especially, is the issue of asking useful, relevant and sometimes intuitive questions. In later chapters we consider in more detail other core skills that make up the tool-kit, as it were, of the effective coach. But keep in mind that it is not the function of the coach to provide answers for the client; mentorsi may do that; however, coaches enable the client to find the answers for themselves.
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Mentoring and Its Four Dimensions
Sometimes I am asked, what is the single most powerful tool that facilitates personal development? This is a tricky question because of course any answer must be contextual; one factor might be speed. How fast do you want the personal development to occur? If speed is the issue, then clearly you may choose a processContinue reading “Mentoring and Its Four Dimensions”
Opportunities are everywhere, aren’t they?
One thing is sure: the current recession isn't going anywhere soon, and many people are going to be experiencing pain. But I am not saying this as a detached observer: last year we suffered pain. We noticed a slowing down of commitment to projects, and a general avoidance of expenditure. Some long standing clients hadContinue reading “Opportunities are everywhere, aren’t they?”
The Mapping Motivation Series 