At CAM, we train people how to coach. Learning to coach is not easy, but at least it’s rather straightforward. What is way more mysterious, challenging, and downright discouraging is turning the ability to coach into an actual coaching practice. Starting, growing, and sustaining a coaching practice is not that straightforward or simple. I believe …
When you coach a client at a level that’s deeper than simple goals and performance, you start to delve into issues of their character, values, emotions, and perspective. This is the territory of “who” as opposed to coaching that’s focused more on what and how. There’s a lot of benefit for a client who is …
I don’t get clowns. I find circus clowns troubling. Stephen King’s Pennywise character is just plain terrifying. Even Ronald McDonald freaks me out. But perhaps the most disturbing type of clown isn’t of the painted face variety – it’s the ego-driven kind. The ego-driven clown covers up his/her insecurities with a false façade of confidence, …
If you’re like most coaches, when you first got into coaching you were amazed at how effective (and how counter-intuitive!) the whole discovery methodology really is. Many of us come from a strong background in delivery – I have the truth and I deliver it to those who need it. So the switch to …
