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AC Going Global Conference 2010 – Meg Thompson

By Sally Vanson

Last Thursday and Friday, Allan and I attended the Association for Coaching Going global conference as exhibitors. We’d like to thank all the attendees who came for a chat at our stand and joined in with our coaching games. We had some great quotes, jokes and tips from coaches as well as some interesting chats.…

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Ten Recruiting Practices to Nuke

By Sally Vanson

By Liz Ryan Downturn notwithstanding, employers are screaming for talented people. Yet you have only to review any large employer’s recruiting process (and those of many smaller shops) to see a mind-numbing list of requirements, protocols, and hoops for job-seekers to jump through. Think that the smartest and most marketable candidates will take their brains…

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i WAM – can you? from Paul Stewart

By Sally Vanson

I have just completed the two day training course for iWAM, and survived! In fact, I found it completely fascinating and fully intend to complete the accreditation process and to use it in real life. iWAM stands for internet Work, Attitude and Motivation questionnaire. In simple terms iWAM is the most up to date psychometric…

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Our 2010 so far!

By Sally Vanson

Phew! 2010 has certainly started with a bang. We’ve hardly had time to say Happy New Year and it’s already February. We won a major contract with a large multinational insurance company at the end of last year and we’ve started in house coach training. The group so far have been hard-working and full of…

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What can we do for you in ICF Coaching Week 2010?

By Sally Vanson

ICF Coaching week is fast approaching (February 7 – 14) and one of our favourite tools to use is the Inventory for Work attitudes and motivations (iWAM). The Inventory for Work Attitude and Motivation (iWAM) is an online or paper-and-pencil questionnaire which helps an organization identify an individual’s attention filters and cognitive styles, also called…

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ICF portfolio Coach Mentoring

By Sally Vanson

ICF portfolio Coach Mentoring. We are providing our first 15 clients with mentoring for their ACC and PCC credentials. Call 01225 867285 to join them and book your telephone, face to face or learning set mentoring support and join a global community of professional coaches.

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ICF portfolio Coach Mentoring

By Sally Vanson

ICF portfolio Coach Mentoring. We are providing our first 15 clients with mentoring for their ACC and PCC credentials. Call 01225 867285 to join them and book your telephone, face to face or learning set mentoring support and join a global community of professional coaches.

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ICF ACTP accreditation

By Sally Vanson

Our coaching programmes can now lead to ICF ACTP accreditation. U2Coach based in Rome have joined The Performance Group so that we can ensure our European clients receive the best possible service. This also enables NLPU, ICF and Association for Coaching recognised programmes to be run acros Europe, thus providing our clients with multiple accreditations.

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