Meeting the president

Last week, I attended the International Coaching Federation meeting for Accredited Coach Training Providers. We were lucky enough to have the incoming president Ed Modell attend and listen to our points and answer our questions. The UK ICF president Katherine Pope took lots of photos and I’ll be posting some photos of me with the…

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Breaking news: ILM endorsement

The Performance Solution are proud to announce that we are once again setting a high standard for coach training and showing our commitment to regulatory bodies as we have achieved the status of recognised provider of the ILM: Our Training Programme in Higher Professional Coaching Certificate Level 1 is now endorsed by the Institute of…

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ICF European Conference Paris 2010

Allan and I have just returned from Paris for the ICF conference. Here’s a quick summary in pictures of our time there: It was a great opportunity to meet up with some of the UK ICF team and discuss the upcoming 2012 conference which is going to take place in the UK! We were able…

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Which Coaching Organisation Should I Use?

There are so many coaching associations out there now that shopping for coaching services or for coach training is becoming a minefield of acronyms. Which organisation should you choose? How can you tell who represents what? How do you know that an accreditation is really worth its salt? To help with this confusion we pinpoint…

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AC Going Global Conference 2010 – Meg Thompson

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

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 ACTP accreditation

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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