By Ken Keis (Canada) Why are most people not optimizing their performance and not realizing their full potential? Personal and Professional Performance Optimization is about developing the Whole Person. Focusing on one single item, assessment, or strategy is not enough to optimize our lives—we must be holistic in our
By Brigitta Banhidi (Hungary) This is a conclusion most of my C-level coachees come to after having taken part in a leadership coaching process. But why would they think they had been alone beforehand? The answer is easy: because it is always lonely in the top. Imagine climbing the
By Linda Aspey (United Kingdom) If you’re looking for something to breathe fresh air into your coaching business, this book is an oxygen tank. Kevin Oubridge and Sue Burnell’s journey from reticent, naïve, but hopeful salespeople to decisive, professional business winners is an inspiration to us all. Whilst it’s
By Rasheed Ogunlaru (United Kingdom) Leading life coach, speaker and business/corporate coach Rasheed Ogunlaru, author of Soul Trader – Putting the Heart Back into business lifts the lid on new type of leader, manager and entrepreneur that’s emerging to meet today’s/tomorrow’s challenges. “Tomorrow’s leaders will not lead dictating from
By Dawn Campbell (France) ‘Don’t wait till you’re thirsty to dig a well’ says venerable master Hsuan Hua. We now know by the time someone realises they are thirsty, it’s too late; they are already suffering the effects of dehydration. One such effect is on the brain. Functionality to
By Sam Chittenden (United Kingdom) Leadership is enacted or performed. Great communication, engagement and connection with people is vital. Leaders are required to create meaning for people, and to be able to tell compelling organisational stories. Emotional intelligence is also needed; along with the ability to integrate our inner
By Andrea Szabados (Hungary) When was the last time you painted an honest self-portrait? Either with a brush, or in words, with pen, using the feedback received from others? Recently I’ve visited the exhibition called “Van Gogh’s Dreams” in Budapest where the artist’s masterpieces come to life using 3D
By Michael de Val (United Kingdom) The background The Private Equity Foundation is supporting an initiative in Shoreditch funding ‘highly trained coaches’ providing one to one support for 14-19 year olds. So far the reception has been positive. As one Head Teacher put it, “We’ve had lots of initiatives,
By Michael Ringrose (Ireland) Coaching is a growth industry. There is an enormous supply of Consultants, Advisors, Mentors, and even, “Coaches” who are now readily available, it would appear, to take you and your business, soaring to unimaginable heights, on the road to success. Secret Pathways to Wealth There
By Peter Hyson (United Kingdom) In the April edition of the ICN, James Sale made the powerful case for including spirituality in coaching practices. I want to take that a stage further by showing its centrality for outstanding leadership and offer some suggestions for coaching leaders in the growing
