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7 Aspects of Powerful Questions
We all ask questions, but do our questions serve powerfully in our coaching sessions? Do they inspire further investigation? Do they invite our clients to dive into issues, and ponder what their goals and ambitions are? If not, are they merely pushing the conversation along? Continue reading to explore what questions are, the usefulness of powerful questions, and seven practical tips on asking powerful questions. If this topic piques your interest, tune into Episode #1021 of
Apr 9, 20218 min read
How Coaches Can Use Language to Facilitate Individual Change
Language is an essential component of coach-client interactions. The ability to express emotions and thoughts plays a significant role in understanding what might be hiding behind them. So, what happens when your client can't find the right words or doesn't have the language to define themselves and their emotions? Continue reading to uncover the answer through research conducted by Barbara Fölscher-Kingwill and Nicky Terblanche (2019). The scarcity of research focused on the
Feb 12, 20216 min read
Finding Your Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
From the curator and host of the Arete Coach Podcast, Severin Sorensen. Recently I was speaking with a life coach and I asked them one of my favorite get-to-know-you questions: 'please share with me a book you have read that moved you?' Swift came to their reply, "Icky Guy." I thought... Hmm, that's an odd name for a book title. I became more curious: who or what is Icky Guy? To my delight, I found that Ikigai was not a person but a high state of being or life purpose. Being
Dec 29, 20208 min read
20 Powerful Peter Drucker Quotes on Management
For many, Peter Drucker's works are to business literature, what Isaiah's words are to the bible; rich, deep, insightful, proverbial, and oftentimes difficult to grasp. For instance, in 2016 I reviewed the Audible version of Management by Peter F Drucker, and while a magnum opus, it was like listening to the tax code in sections. So I decided to dig deep, research, sort, and provide for my coaching clients dozens of his golden nuggets of wisdom that he was so frequently quote
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Thinking out loud, rigorously.
The ideas that didn't fit in the books. Longer thoughts for executives with shorter patience for noise.
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