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…