10 Jun Achievement – Closing a Gap
A gap is a space between where you are now and where you want to be. Mentally a gap can look like it would take an impossible leap to traverse the distance. Emotionally a gap can feel like you are...
Fran’s Wisdom Way
06 May Choosing a Mentor Coach
Working with a mentor coach takes one part courage and two parts commitment. When you are ready to make the investment in notching up your confidence, sharpening your edges, or improving on the art and science of your coaching skills,...
12 Apr Coach and Coachee
As an ICF Assessor, I observe coaching conversations by applicants applying for their ACC, PCC, or MCC accreditations. What assessors and coaching skills trainers have learned in the last twenty years since the core competencies were designed is this: There...
13 Mar Mentor Coach
For purposes of credentialing, the International Coach Federation (ICF) defines mentor coaching as: “an applicant is being coached on his/her Coaching Skills.” As a distinction then, a coach focusing on practice building would look for the services of a business...
12 Feb Visionary Leader
"The leader for today and the future will be focused on how to be – how to develop quality, character, mind-set, values, principles, and courage." - Frances Hesselbein...
28 Jan Coaching ROI
Over the past 10 years, coaching has become one of the leading people development tools in the corporate world. While some executives find it a valued “perk” to have a coach, there is a growing body of organizations that...