Endings Endings in coaching are inevitable. Each coaching session has a beginning and an end, as does each coaching relationship. However, not all endings are the same. Have you ever found that some clients just 'fall off the radar'? Julia Menaul is a supervisor and is fascinated by endings. [ more... ]
How strengths become weaknesses Have noticed how coaching clients often create in life the very situations that they were trying to avoid? Ellie Hale takes a look at the misplaced strategies in action. [ more... ]
Watch out - there's a metaphor creeping up on you. When Coaching Connect asked me to write an article about a tool that is used in narrative coaching I was stumped – completely unable to think of anything specific. Then I realised that this is because, as I see it, there are no tools per sé in the narrative approach – there can’t be – tool is a metaphor used in a different paradigm of– dare I say old – coaching. [ more... ]
NLP coaching and sub modalities NLP coaches have a tool bag of techniques to help clients shift states and change limiting beliefs. NLP trainer and coach, Chris Menlove-Platt, looks at the power of sub modalities.[ more... ]
NLP Communication model The NLP communication model is incredibly useful for life coaches. We all know the importance of communication and we also appreciate that each and every person is different in the way that they communicate. When life coaching the NLP Communication model is both concise and elegant to use [ more... ]
30 Excellent Coaching Questions Coaching is all about asking the right questions. It is the question that helps the client to clarify their situation and develop their own answers. Professor David Clutterbuck has a list of over 200 "BDQ's" (Bloody Difficult Questions). Here are 30 of those questions taken from his list.[ more... ]
Thinking about learning Start thinking about learning and it's easy to get bogged down in theory and jargon such as 'The cognitive approach, humanistic orientation, behaviourism and social or situational learning'. Sali Mustafic’s response is to take a step back and view the picture from a different perspective. From this viewpoint she’s looking for what really works.[ more... ]
Neurological Levels Using neurological levels is a powerful process to help move a client towards a goal. This is a classic tool that's often used by NLP coaches. Clients love it as it gives them a structure to work with.[ more... ]
DIY 360 Feedback If your client could do with a bit of 360 feedback but isn't able to do the 'proper' test then here's a brilliant answer.[ more... ]
