“Coaching is taking an individual where they can't take themself.”
What are a couple of your biggest challenges or obstacles ?
If handed a magic wand .....what would you do with it?
What if you could do something about it?
"I never cease to be amazed at the power of the coaching process to draw out the skills or talent that was previously hidden within an individual, and which invariably finds a way to solve a problem previously thought unsolvable." --John Russell, Managing Director, Harley-Davidson Europe Ltd.
"Between 25 percent and 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies use executive coaches." --Recent survey by The Hay Group, International
Bob Nardelli (CEO of Home Depot) believes that without a coach, people "will NEVER reach their maximum capabilities".
"Executive coaches are not for the meek. They're for people who value unambiguous feedback. All coaches have one thing in common, it's that they are ruthlessly results-oriented." --FAST COMPANY Magazine.
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The Better Boss. Whom do you call when an executive is unbearable? By Larissa MacFarquhar
When I Say Work, I Mean Work!
A good life coach can make many minutes of your day harder -- and your entire existence easier. By Betsy Streisand
How to Think With Your Gut
How the geniuses behind the Osbournes, the Mini, Federal Express, and Starbucks followed their instincts and reached success. By Thomas A. Stewart
“Coaching helps you develop your leadership skills, clarify your values and guiding principles and build your reputation.”
Marcus Buckingham Thinks Your Boss Has an Attitude Problem. Marcus Buckingham teaches CEOs how to get the most out of their people and their organizations. His first lesson: Forget everything you think you know about being a leader. By Polly LaBarre
The Art of Getting Things Done
For more than 30 years, whether coaching executives or advising cabinet secretaries, Larry Smith has practiced the art of getting things done. Here is his action plan.
Put Me In, Coach. It may sound touchy-feely, but a business coach can help you succeed in business—and as a person. By Robin D. Schatz
The goal of coaching is the goal of good management: to make the most of an organization's valuable resources.
When you feel uncomfortable, you know you are in an area of weakness, and identifying and overcoming weaknesses is one of the major ways we grow.
"Executives and HR managers know coaching is the most potent tool for inducing lasting personal change." -- Ivy Business Journal
Asked for a conservative estimate of the the monetary payoff from the coaching they got, these managers described an average return of more than $100,000, or about six times what the coaching had cost their companies. --Fortune Magazine
"Got a nagging feeling that your life could be more fulfilling? Want to change direction but aren't sure how to do it? Here's how to jump start your new life today ... Hire a personal coach." --Modern Maturity
"What's really driving the boom in coaching, is this: as we move from 30 miles an hour to 70 to 120 to 180......as we go from driving straight down the road to making right turns and left turns to abandoning cars and getting motorcycles...the whole game changes, and a lot of people are trying to keep up, learn how not to fall." --John Kotter, Professor of Leadership, Harvard Business School
"Once a person commits to being coached, s/he begins to experience a different, more hopeful world as his or her perceptions evolve."
"If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life. "
"Who exactly seeks out a coach? Winners who want even more out of life." -- Chicago Tribune
"Increasingly, nonprofit executives and managers are finding coaches a terrific sounding board and source of help in a demanding and complex job." -- Nonprofit World
The Manchester survey of 140 companies shows nine in 10 executives believe coaching to be worth their time and dollars. The average return was more than $5 for each $1 spent. -- The Denver Post
Handling your career mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. But not everyone handles them well, and that can hurt your career. By Loretta W. Prencipe
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