Even today, people relate counseling to ‘mental illness’ and coaching to ‘athletics’. While these are merely a part of the whole; both professions involve working with individuals to overcome obstacles and reach goals. As confusing and overlapping as this can be; so is the choice among either. Coaching is a relatively new profession and because...
Certification helps individuals to improve professional capability with credibility. Certification offers a label of professionalism to the service provided. The International Coach Federation’s certification is regarded as gold standard offering global support network for professional coaches. To become a Professional Coach with valid credentials one needs to choose an academy that is affiliated with ICF,...
In the 1970s, Dr. Richard Bandler explained the manner in which the brain responded to inputs and defined NLP as “a model of interpersonal communication chiefly concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behavior and the subjective experiences (esp. patterns of thoughts) underlying them”. To put it differently, NLP has an effect on the...
An executive coach facilitates positive change in participants in a program, and is typically hired by an organization to help employees. In most cases, the goals are set by the hiring organization and could involve – the need for changing workplace culture, building engagement, improving communication, reducing friction, and enhancing productivity. Executive coaches also work...
Professional coaching training programs are a great way to improve your skill set and receive certification online. However, due to the large number of options and the often confusing information that comes out of multiple sources, individuals end up with possible incorrect information. We set the record straight here with answers to some of the...
The large number of options in professional coaching certification may make it difficult to choose the most suitable one. With most programs sounding similar it may become challenging to make out the difference. Here are some tips that will help you to choose the most suitable program. Mindset, skillset and toolset A coaching program that...
Multiple options presently available for coach training may sometimes make it difficult for individuals to make the right choice of training. There are a seemingly endless number of online courses and onsite training on offer, with the possibilities of matching requirements with a course actually high. However, it is important to first understand all about...
NLP training is ideally a framework that is used to coach participants and this is part of ICF accreditation. ICF is the most popular coach accreditation body and different centers rely on different frameworks for coaching. The advantage of accreditation is the fact that Executive Coaches will find it easier to offer their services to...
A professionally trained coach can help employees to tackle poor mental health issues confidentially. It is possible that employees are not responsive to therapy, or may not be showing the best results in programs that are designed to help employees with issues. A life coach can help employees in multiple ways – this could be...
Challenges of an executive coach are unique, and it would be incorrect to actually compare the profession with others. While the dynamics of a changing environment may have a similar impact on the profession, there are requirements that are unique. In other words, to become an effective coach, you need the right kind of training...