What Makes a Great Coach?

Overall, a great coach is someone who is able to build a strong and cohesive team, while also helping individuals to reach their full potential. They are able to inspire, motivate, and lead by example, creating a positive and supportive environment that encourages growth and success. A great coach is someone who can motivate and …

Balance Wheel in Coaching

In coaching, the concept of a “balance wheel” refers to a visual representation of the different areas of a person’s life that require attention and balance. The balance wheel is typically divided into several sections, each representing a different aspect of a person’s life, such as health, career, relationships, finances, personal growth, and spirituality. The …

“Listen More, Speak Less” or Do I Just Ignore?

Listening more and speaking less can be very beneficial in the corporate world for several reasons: Overall, listening more and speaking less can help us to become a more effective communicator, build stronger relationships with everyone at work, and achieve greater success in the corporate world.

Upturn the Downturn into… GOLD!

… by Ken Wong Recently, there is an article in Asiaone that reported one customer who had paid for 2 whole chickens, from a Fried Chicken chain, instead received mostly chicken wings after waited for 1 hour. The customer took it to the social media to air her grievances. The chain had responded due to …

What is Agile Coaching?

I recently came across an article on Agile Coaching written by Jonathan Kessel-Fell which was well-written. The article highlighted the changes Jonathan made to the Agile Coaching Institute’s Agile Coaching Competency Framework, based on years of empirical evidence while doing Agile coaching. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-perspective-agile-coaching-competency-framework-kessel-fell/ Initially, I read it as Agile Coaching, as in Coaching with Agility …

What is Coaching?

The International Coach Federation or the ICF defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Coaching is typically short-term and performance driven with self-discovery and is solutions focused. During coaching, the Coach guides the Coachee to create solutions to move forward and achieve …

Business Coaching to Drive Sales

While coaching tends to focus on the individual or small group, it’s impact on the sales performance and effectiveness of an organization’s sales team cannot be under-estimated. Coaching the individual sales for better sales performance and performance effectiveness will impact the larger sales team, one “ripple at a time”.

Do You Need Life or Health Coaching?

This is a question sometimes asked by a potential coachee whether he should look at Life Coaching or Health Coaching. The answer to that depends on the relative priorities of the individual. If the individual has been having health issues and challenges recently, the person is better off starting with health coaching. On the other …