by Lyn Allen | Aug 25, 2014 | Nuts and Bolts, Tips for Coaches |
Awareness. Insights. Aha moments. The stuff you love to experience in your coaching, right? What you love to offer your clients. An important aspect of coaching, so much so that Creating Awareness rates its own Core Coaching Competency (ICF). And yet… Awareness has a...
by Lyn Allen | Jun 24, 2014 | Tips for Coaches |
As a concept, it’s simple: If you flinch from saying what needs to be said with your clients, you’re robbing them. As a practice however, it can be …complicated. Because flinching, however slightly, is about protecting either your client or yourself. And the moment...
by Lyn Allen | Feb 21, 2014 | Coaching Success, The Coach's Journey |
Don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but our culture seems to be somewhat emotion-averse. At least when it comes to anything that falls outside of culturally defined “norms.” By “our culture,” I refer primarily to the U.S. and North America. And possibly the cultures...
by Lyn Allen | May 21, 2013 | Coaching Success, The Evolution of Coaching |
Are coaches colluding in perpetuating a culture of control? If so, to what degree and in what ways? And – what do we choose to do about this? This article includes highlights from the May 16, 2013, Heart and Soul of Coaching call in which we explored the often...
by Lyn Allen | Apr 26, 2013 | The Evolution of Coaching, Tips for Coaches |
You know the old saying: That which does not kill you makes you stronger? It expresses the sentiment that challenges are somehow “good for us.” The April, 2013, Heart and Soul of Coaching call explored the topic of challenge, including: What challenge is,...