Interrupt your autopilot to maximize coaching outcomes
When you drive a car on autopilot, your capacity to respond is greatly reduced. The same is true for coaching—if your autopilot takes over, the coaching falls flat. Effective coaching requires a certain degree of mindful agility, and as coaches, we need to actively build our mindfulness muscle before, during and between sessions. Embodying […]
Read More ⟶What difference does mindfulness make to coaches and coaching?
Mindfulness has long been recognized as essential for coaches and coaching. Anecdotal benefits include increased self-awareness, heightened presence and improved self-regulation. In recent years, the body of research around mindfulness and coaching has grown, and this month’s issue of Coaching Research in Practice reflects on one such study and considers the impact of mindfulness training […]
Read More ⟶Taking coaching outdoors
While the vast majority of coaching sessions happen indoors, there exists a unique niche referred to as outdoor coaching or eco-coaching. Until recently, there has been little scientific evidence behind this form of coaching, but now research is beginning to demonstrate that being outdoors in nature not only improves brain function but that there are […]
Read More ⟶Which blindspots limit your coaching impact?
As coaches, we’re great at spotting our clients’ blindspots. But as humans, we often overlook our own. Even worse, many coaches don’t realise how our scripts, mindsets, and paradigms limit our coaching impact and actually get in the way of facilitating a masterful coaching process. As we know, the coaching process is designed to […]
Read More ⟶Walk and talk coaching
SMany coaches talk about the importance of ‘walking the talk’ as coaches, but few coaches know about the benefits of ‘walk and talk’ coaching, i.e. coaching while walking. Indeed, traditionally, coaching sessions occur indoors and, in most cases, both coach and client are seated. However, the social distancing restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted […]
Read More ⟶Subtle considerations for online coaching
Since the pandemic, online coaching has far surpassed other modes of coaching delivery. Yet the shift to digital platforms has introduced new dynamics to the coaching process that most online coaches are not aware of. This has an impact on the success of online coaching relationships, therefore, it is critical for coaches in this era […]
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