This Presupposition of a Brilliant Coach is important because there is often the feeling amongst coaches that you have to finish the process and make sure your client leaves with a solution rather than saying: "That's your time up for today".
Blog Category: Blog
[Article] Everyone’s a Foreigner!
Have you ever been in a business meeting with a colleague and afterwards commented on how well it went? If your colleague looked at you in amazement and said it was a complete waste of time you may have found yourself wondering whether you were in the same meeting. The NLP answer is that you were in two separate meetings, because you were each filtering the experience differently.
[Video] There is a reason why you are the coach for this client
One of the things I know from having been around a lot of coaches over the years is that it's not uncommon for people to come to you with issues that have also been relevant to you. It doesn't always happen when you're in the middle of it - although it can do...
[Article] Get it done!
Do you have anything on your ‘to do’ list that you just can’t seem to get around to doing? Here is a method to get it done.
[Video] Energy Levels
Have you ever been on a training programme that lasted a whole day, where there's been a lunch break and and you notice, after lunch, that the energy in the room has dropped a bit? People seem a bit less talkative, a bit less enthusiastic and, in some cases, downright sleepy! One thing you may not realise is that the post-lunch slump is more to do with the time you got up than the food you just ate...
[Article] A Word About Gender
In these politically correct times, we often disregard the differing attitudes of men and women in the workplace. However, those differences are real and any manager or coach who ignores them is missing out on vital keys to influence and success.
[Video] The connection between Emotional Intelligence and NLP
Given that Emotional Intelligence and NLP are both about interacting with other people and self awareness, I'm often asked what the connection is and whether there's an overlap. I believe there is and that they are two different sides of the same thing...
[Article] When goals are not enough
As I look around everyone seems to have such busy lives. Even schoolchildren have an endless round of after-school clubs, ‘playdates’ and parties. Business people race from one meeting to the next, with no time in between to think, plan or delegate tasks. Small wonder that everyone seems to be reading email on the go (or in meetings). What did we do before we had smartphones?
[Video] 10 Question Problem Solver
This 10 Question Problem Solver is for you if you've got some kind of issue going round in your head, you're looping back over the same things, and you need to make some kind of progress.
[Audio] It’s holiday season!
Last week I was interviewed on BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire. The subject was holidays and I thought you might like to have a listen too.
[Article] Anyone for Cricket?
Over the past six weeks I’ve been introduced to cricket. Specifically, One Day Cricket and the ICC Cricket World Cup. It’s been an education. I wasn’t a complete novice – I understand the rules and I have watched a few minutes of the occasional match in the past. What has been different this time?
[Article] 7 Secrets of Self-Motivation
All motivation is self-motivation. Nobody else can motivate you. What they can do, however, is either support or distract from your own motivational process. Notice whose style adds to your self-motivation and who gets in the way of it...
