by Malcolm Nicholson, iCN Journalist (UK) ‘Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.’ - Patrick Lencioni Resources for Team Coaching are increasing in availability as research in the discipline grows. Please note:
by Anne Bachrach (USA) As an entrepreneur, chances are good that you are somewhat comfortable with change. It is frankly difficult to succeed in business otherwise, given that words like ‘nimble’ and ‘agile’ are frequently associated with successful businesses these days. Thanks to technology, the pace of change is
by Laura Puchtler (Ireland) If you are like I was two years ago, you might think that coaching is only for people who have a problem. Or people who are lazy and need somebody to motivate them. You, however, self-reflected and achieving as you are, are well able to
Susan Inouye (USA) I am often struck by the number of younger women in leadership roles who call me for executive coaching. Engaging a coach to help them grow is a strength of millennials. I’m not surprised to hear the same common themes that have plagued women of all
Language Selection and the Language of Coaching by Thomas Doukas (UK) The use of language (in coaching and beyond) has important implications of the message one conversational partner tries to convey to another and how this message is perceived and acted upon by the listener. Exploring research in psycholinguistics,
MAY 2020 (ISSUE NO. 29) - BUSINESS COACHING: BUILDING YOUR ORGANISATION Developing your Coaching Business – Business coaching helps owners of small and medium sized businesses with their sales, marketing, management, team building and so much more. Most importantly, just like a sporting coach, your Business Coach will make
International Coaching News (iCN) online magazine is thrilled to announce the release of its newest issue. For the 19th edition the theme is Group Dynamics: Team Coaching, inspired by helping people understand how to work better with others. It’s an effective method for showing teams how to reduce conflict
by David Clutterbuck (UK) Team coaching requires a portfolio of skills beyond those in one-to-one coaching. Most of these relate to the difference in context between individual conversations and group dynamics. For example: Managing varying paces of learning. In team coaching, it is common for some members of the
by Barbara J. Cormack (France) Team or Group Coaching is all about working with more than one person at the same time. It is said that a ‘team’ is a group of people working together to achieve a common goal or outcome; whereas a ‘group’ maybe a number of
by Martin Goodyer (UK) Goodyer's Diogenes' Test: Is it possible to refute a definition with both good nature and absolute clarity? History is littered with examples of the great and the good coming up with definitions that prove to be less than helpful: About two and a half thousand
