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Guest Blog …….Day 2

By Sally Vanson

Day two covered various elements of social psychology and their uses in coaching. I have to say that my favorite part of today was learning about life scripts. Before today I really hadn’t thought about have much scripts can inform our responses in certain situations, and learning more about them has made me question certain…

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Guest Blog…….Day 1

By Sally Vanson

Over the next nine days I am attending The Performance Solution’s Higher Professional Coaching Certificate Level 1 course, and as I am fairly new to the world of coaching, I decided it would be a good idea to share my thoughts on how my introduction into the coaching arena progresses throughout the course. So over…

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ICF Membership Eligibility requirements

By Sally Vanson

Following the ICF Membership Eligibility Requirements (M.E.R.) announced July 1, ICF has fielded questions from members around the world looking for more information. A complete Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document is available at www.coachfederation.org/MER. Here is one of the more frequently asked questions: Do I need to send in my training certificates, school transcripts, or…

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Successful Female Leaders

By Sally Vanson

Carina Furlong, a student on our MA Coaching programme is modelling successful female leaders. Having sent her the following article we thought we would share it with you; Women are often appointed leaders of some of the most successful companies in their most critical moments. Some well known examples are: the appointments of the prime…

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Coaching and mentoring are being used more than ever to improve performance

By Sally Vanson

As the CIPD gauge the coaching climate, their 2011 Coaching Climate survey report finds that this key learning and organisational intervention in good health. The report reveals that of those who use coaching, nearly 84% are using it more now than they were two years ago. The extent and coverage of coaching and mentoring has…

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A New Partnership!

By Sally Vanson

Denis Coleman will be running Extended DISC training under our banner in Ireland, he will also be facilitating our MA programme (Masters in Applied Coaching) in due course. In addition The Performance Solution will be supporting Denis’ business; InnoChan Solutions, with the accreditation of Coaching courses. So with this in mind we have asked Denis…

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Once a year a group of amazing people get together in one place, for three days, under one theme…

By Sally Vanson

Creating History!!! The W.I.N. Conference gathers people who recognize the call to shift to a new level of consciousness and create a future that benefits all. This meeting is inclusive, international, sophisticated, unique, high content, magic and increasingly relevant. Some return to join year after year while others are new, participating for the first time.…

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An Opportunity to Help Children & Students Using NLP…..

By Sally Vanson

Have you ever learned something (like NLP) and thought to yourself “Wow this stuff is sooo great! I wish I’d learned it years ago!” Or “Why don’t they teach this stuff at school?!” Well the great news is finally, they do! I have recently been finding out about NLP4Kids – a series of self-development techniques…

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Coaching and Neuroscience Workshop

By Sally Vanson

The UK International Coaching Federation (ICF) is holding a workshop dedicated to Coaching and Neuroscience on the 16th of November. This is a great opportunity to gain an insight into the complex functions of the brain to see how research is confirming the validity of many coaching approaches and models. Leaders in the field of…

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