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Today's resource is for those seeking to move into team coaching. Coaching teams, like learning the ins and outs of coaching leaders, can be highly impactful and rewarding work. It can also be more challenging work because the dynamics are different than one-to-one personal coaching.
My son's football coach said, "There is no problem education cannot solve." I fully agree. Getting the proper education and guidance so you don't learn the hard way is key to success! "Founder of OD Mantra Latha Emmatty Gupta, ACC, shares excellent insight on team coaching and its benefits. “Team Coaching enables teams to perform and build capability by learning to work together and manage their interdependencies well while staying focused on the expectations of their leaders, groups, businesses, clients and stakeholders at large." Click Here to Read More! I also personally wanted to announce that our post-graduate Leadership Coaching Specialization is starting back up next week, and we have partnered with a third party funder to provide funding options. True to the IICT nature, we are offering an internship component to this training like no other program out there! If you are called to coach leaders, we'll help you get your application in! This certification track is only offered once a year. We invite you to up-level your coaching impact with us! I don't know about you, but I initially resisted learning social media. Then, I realized it was like everything else, learning even the basics was well worth it. I know one consistent frustration I hear about regularly from coaches who are new to running a business, is the need to learn how to market themselves as a coach.
Being successful as a coach means learning both coaching skills and marketing approaches. Coaching Skills + Effective Marketing = Successful Coaching Practice To this aim, we are so excited to now offer three education-based supports called "Ready? Set. Launch!" Marketing as a coach is different than other professions, so it is key to go beyond learning marketing basics to learning the very specific approaches that are working wonders for coaches globally. For those just needing the basics, today's resource is a helpful overview of social media do's and don'ts for coaches. Regardless of where you are at in growing a successful client base, there are solid options to support your success. The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media for Coaches - By: Ajit Nawalkha "Twenty years ago, having your own website was enough to “be online.” But the rules have changed. Today, if you aren’t on social media, you’re not visible enough. And understanding social media is no easy feat. There are so many platforms, and each one works differently, so how do you learn these platforms and grow your coaching business without getting completely overwhelmed? Here are some key learnings I’ve discovered on my own social media journey, so you can start yours with more clarity and get results faster." Click Here to Read More! ************* FOLLOW US AT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IntegrativeCoachTraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/integrativecoachtraining/ LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING A Certified Professional Coach A few weeks ago, we looked at the budding movement in leadership that focuses on placing people before profit and how, ironically, that yields greater profit.
This movement is expanding. It is exemplified in the tenants of Conscious Capitalism, a movement started by the founder of Whole Foods. Today, I am sharing my White Paper on the Future of Leadership, and how leadership coaches are helping shape a much more positive future! Wondering if Leaders Need Your Coaching Services? Wonder no more. They do. In my white paper, we will uncover the bigger picture implications of how coaching is profoundly shaping the future. We will cover: 1) how humanity is faced with large scale impact in current times, 2) what leaders are up against, 3) how coaching leverages leaders through hardships, and 4) what effective executive coaching encompasses. We will also cover how the Institute for Integrative Coach Training is taking a stand for a better future by training professional coaches to leave a legacy with the work they do. Click Here to Read More! If you feel called to coach leaders, we invite you to sign up for our Leadership Specialization Program that starts June 21st! Assumptions. They are a fast track to self-deception, miscommunications, and misunderstandings. In coaching, assumptions eclipse our efficacy.
Practicing how to deliver factual observations versus an evaluation of something is a powerful way to nip assumptions in the bud. It can be easier said than done though. We think in evaluative language, and communicating through evaluations is the default way for most. Certified Life Coach, Fanie Zis, wrote a great overview of how assumptions show up in coaching, and how to avoid assumptions, so that we can be more present to our client's needs. “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” ― Isaac Asimov "Assumptions are everywhere, and we use them every day. Our brains are hardwired to assume – it saves energy so that our brain can focus on other areas it deems more important for our survival. "We make assumptions at both a conscious and subconscious level about both our inner and outer world. Our types of assumptions can range from our perception of how the world works (e.g., you may assume the sun will rise tomorrow and then assume you live to see it), about people (you may assume that someone may react a certain way in a given situation) and assumptions about ourselves. "But what happens when you make assumptions in your coaching sessions? How does this affect the coaching relationship and what can you do about it?" This article will look at the use and potential dangers of assumptions in coaching. We’ll explore some examples of common assumptions as well as strategies to help you work on reducing their use in your coaching sessions." ......................................... FOLLOW US AT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IntegrativeCoachTraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/integrativecoachtraining/ LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING A Certified Professional Coach Have you ever worked for someone who made showing up to work miserable?
Have you ever worked for a leader or manager who inspired you? It is ironic that companies focus on the bottom line and miss the fact that the entire organization is there for people and by people. Business is all about the people... a business serves. In a world that has been primarily profit centered, there are movements in leadership where this is being actively reversed. A new emphasis is being placed on people first and profit second. Interestingly enough, as we do this, we invite dignity and respect into the picture. When people feel dignity and respect, they feel proud to go to work. When people feel proud to go to work, they stick around. When people stick around, the company has lower turnover. Lower turnover then saves the company thousands in lost profit, positively impacting the bottom line. Understanding this cycle of influence is the birthplace of Integrative Intelligence®. Clare Norman wrote the article entitled: Why Organizations Need Human Centered Leaders? In this article she wrote: "Businesses are run by human beings. They make operations smooth, create value for the company and its stakeholders, and make or break a business. It is odd then, that although so many companies talk about their people being their greatest asset, their actions do not always ring true. It is time we embraced more human-centered leadership to bring out the best in people. I realize that leaders have a dearth of time — well actually, that’s not true, it’s really a dearth of attention. If only leaders realize that investing time in conversations with their people would lead to the results that they currently focus most of their attention on, we’d all be better off! It’s not one or the other – human-centered leadership creates results, by engaging people in ways that motivate them. Now, in the midst of a global turmoil, this seems more pertinent than ever." To take a deeper look at human-centered design and leadership Click Here. Different times. Different things.
For older generations, social media can be a thorn in our side. For others, it is a saving grace. For me... it's both! I often feel the pressure of learning more tricks and "getting it right." Other times, I am so grateful for the outreach and connection social media provides during Covid-19. One thing is certain, if you are going to develop a social media presence and community, you need consistency in the channels you choose. Social media is also the long-game. It produces results after care and consistency is applied, similar to growing a garden. Today, we are looking at "TikTok" as a new avenue to get your work out in the world. Ezraya Drumgo wrote the article entitled: How to Use TikTok to Promote the Power of Coaching "With two billion downloads globally, TikTok is currently the number one downloaded app across all compatible devices. With the dramatic increase in working from home these days, more people are spending time on this app looking for engaging content and ways to connect with others. "TikTok’s user–friendly accessibility; emphasis on short, candid videos; and large audience make it the perfect forum to share information about the ways coaches can help unlock their clients’ potential and help them achieve their dreams." Click Here for full article. ......................................... FOLLOW US AT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IntegrativeCoachTraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/integrativecoachtraining/ LEARN MORE ABOUT BECOMING A Certified Professional Coach First, how exactly is coaching distinct?
A: Coaching is the psychology of human potential. It is a formal profession that honors the client as the expert in their life and work. What isn’t coaching then? A: Coaching is not consulting. Consultants give specialized advice and guidance. Consultants are best hired when there is missing expertise needed to succeed. A: Coaching is not counseling or therapy. In counseling and therapy there is diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and is best for healing trauma or when emotional healing is needed. So, when are coaches hired and what are they hired for? Coaches are hired to help leaders, professionals, groups, couples or individuals potentiate and integrate into their potential. In coaching people:
Coaching has an origin back in the days of Socrates. The Greek philosopher asked questions getting people to think in new out of the box ways, inviting profound new answers unlocked by Powerful Questions. Fast-forward to today. In 1995 Thomas Leonard, a pioneer in formulating, formalizing and professionalizing coaching practices, established the International Coaching Federation. Why was coaching established as a profession? The other modalities were already taken. Coaching was born from the realization that a budding new approach was on the scene and creating profound results. But… it was not counseling and it wasn’t consulting, so what was it? Well if you look at the olden days, we can see where the root of the word comes from. Think of a horse and buggy, versus a train. A train has an established set point. A train is locked in to a pattern of travel to get you from A to B. Let’s say from Tucson to San Diego. This is akin to consulting and counseling. In these modalities the route to a goal is established by the professional offering such services. Coaching is completely unique. In coaching the destination and route is established solely by the client. Back to the horse and buggy. A person would hire a coach to get to where they wanted to go. Let’s say they wanted to get to the fairgrounds and yet could request to be dropped of at Woolworths along the way. The destination is established by the client and the coach holds a safe and professional service that takes them there. The formulation of professional coaching is newer on the scene. Theoretical based psychotherapy dates back to 801 AD. According to Google professional management consulting was documented for the first time back in the 1880s. Getting into coaching right now is exciting. Getting into coaching now means you are getting in on the ground level. Coaching is expanding rapidly! Public Personnel Management reported managers that received training alone increased productivity by 22.4%. Whereas training, followed up by coaching, increased productivity by 88%! 88%! That is a huge value add coaching provides. People are falling in love with this results-based, client-centric, highly effective skill set, approach and profession. If you feel called to coach, we invite you to start by signing up for our Coaching Foundations module! Classes start back up May 11th. Q: "What is the difference between a mentor coach and a coaching supervisor?" My original mentor coach for my PCC became a trained Coaching Supervisor. She explains the distinctions very clearly. Mentor coaching is only specific to honing, developing and identifying your coaching specific skills. Mentoring supports our "in-session" skills. Coaching supervision is everything else, beyond a session, that goes into supporting our success as a coach. This may include issues around where our ethical boundaries are drawn, our coaching presence in general, our overall coaching style or philosophy, our coaching approach and our overall coaching success formula. In Supervision I can run scenarios, stuck points and struggles by my Supervisor for coaching. In mentor coaching I will submit a recording of a session, the mentor would review my competency level and give me developmental feedback on my coaching skills. In our certification program, we provide both to each student both. Coaching Resource of the Week: |
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