Today in Washington, and corporations, and families, we are suffering terribly from a shortage of good leaders, and no one can have a more direct impact on this sorry state than leadership coaches. If you are interested in helping to fix this problem, become a leadership coach. Here is how. Coaching Comes First Leadership coaching is an area of specialization within coaching, so your first step is to become trained as a skill coach. I strongly recommend mastering assessment, strategy and … [Read more...]
20 Questions a Leadership Development Coach Needs to Ask
Coaching is all about asking questions, and as a leadership development coach, inquiry is the key. Leadership development coaching entails asking the right questions of your clients in order for them to find the right answers. Don't tell, ask! As a leadership development coach, your inquiry can fall into three principal categories. Here are the categories and the questions that are most likely to generate critical thought and personal reflection in your client while encouraging them to find … [Read more...]
The 3 Facets of Leadership Development Coaching
I believe that true leadership development coaching involves helping your client to excel as a follower, an assistant, and as a leader. Leaving any of these elements out will limit their capacity as a leader. Focusing only on “leading” has probably produced more megalomaniacs and done more harm than any other mistake in coaching. Three Hats and a Rope Long before becoming a coach, I was schooled in leadership at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) by the great Paul Petzolt. In … [Read more...]
The Art and Science of Coach and Leadership Skills
Being a good coach and leadership expert is both an art and a science. The science part of being a coaching and leadership expert can be taught in programs and classes. Learning theories, skills, techniques, and exercises are all part of the science of coaching and can be absorbed intellectually by almost everyone. However, there is more to coaching than theories, skills, techniques, and exercises. The Art of Coaching If you give two people the same number of guitar lessons with the same … [Read more...]
Should You Consider a Leadership Coaching Program?
Should you consider a leadership coaching program to help you in either your professional or personal life? Does it have any value? Leadership coaching programs are popping up everywhere! As the economies of the world continue to ride the roller coaster, governments continue to bicker like children, and the rapid advancement of technology not only brings hope but also new challenges, it is evident that leadership is needed.,..and fast! Helping the next generations of business people … [Read more...]
Leadership Executive Coaching – Positive versus Negative
Leadership executive coaching involves working with executives and managers who want to improve and ameliorate their leadership skills, especially in their business or corporate environments. Though, as a coach, you will be working with inquiry much of the time, there will be times when you need to discuss potent and effective leadership techniques. Inevitably, the topic of positive and negative critique and criticism will arise. Which is Better – Positive Reinforcement or Negative … [Read more...]
Coaching and Leadership – A Perfect Match
Coaching and leadership go hand in hand. Does this mean that all coaches need to be leaders, or that all leaders could be good coaches? When we think of leaders in our sports-crazed culture, we often have images of a gruff old-school coach yelling at his players from the sidelines. Vince Lombardi comes to mind for us old guys. Or, we think of the Zen-like Phil Jackson on the Lakers' sidelines, dispensing quiet words of wisdom to his million-dollar players. However, these are not the … [Read more...]
How to Put the Leader in Leadership Coach
Being a leadership coach places you in a powerful position in which you can help business managers, community leaders, sports coaches, and others leverage their own leadership skills to maximize performance. But how do you become the leader that being a leadership coach demands? What traits does leadership coaching demand? Put the Leader in Leadership Coach To be a leader, you have to act like a leader. To act like a like leader, you need to be a leader. If you are just acting, your clients … [Read more...]
What is Leadership Executive Coaching?
If you want to get into a hot coaching niche, leadership executive coaching is the place to be. You have probably heard me, in previous blogs, extol the virtues of finding a niche in the coaching field. You already know that it is better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a bog pond. You certainly know that finding a hot, yet undeveloped niche in the coaching industry can be rewarding and profitable. The leadership executive coaching niche puts you in with big-money … [Read more...]
How to use Affirmation When Coaching For Leadership
Coaching for Leadership is popular this year. This generation of dreamers are taking action and stepping into their role as a leader. Have you noticed the trend? Is everyone around you starting their own business or getting creative with extra ways to generate income? Coaches are busier than ever with clients seeking coaching for leadership skills. Why Your Clients Need Coaching For Leadership Every leader has to start somewhere. Some are born with natural leadership capabilities, others hire … [Read more...]
