Coaching
A Personal Leadership Retreat that also gives you a Coaching Qualification!
Join us for 7 days in ‘hidden’ France in fabulous rural surroundings and take time to learn about yourself, your preferences, your talents and your impact in the world. By using the concept of ‘double loop learning’, you will learn and use transformational coaching skills to work with peers to assist them on their development…
Read MoreICF Membership Eligibility requirements
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…
Read MoreA New Partnership!
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…
Read MoreChanges
This week the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reported that the main reason for workers changing their employer was due the need for higher wages and better benefits. This is compared to the same poll last year in which job satisfaction was the key reason for workers wanting to change employers. So what…
Read MoreSo you’re thinking about becoming a coach?
We get phonecalls all the time from people who are interested in becoming coaches and are being told hundreds of different things about what training to go for. Choosing a coach training course is so confusing! To help you make an informed decision about coach training, we have developed an impartial information pamphlet . Wherever…
Read MoreVirginia Satir Video
We’d like to share these videos of Virginia Satir, whose techniques formed the beginnings of NLP and have become great examples for those of us who practice change work with clients:
Read MoreBritain’s Got (graduate) Talent!
I know you’re very excited that Britain’s Got Talent will be back on our screens this Saturday. But this blog is about a kind of talent that you won’t see on stage, probably because watching a talented employee would be incredibly boring… maybe that’s why they go unnoticed! Britain (and come to think of it,…
Read MoreIn house or external coaching?
The benefits of Executive Coaching are well recognised and proven to deliver significant return on investment and benefits to the bottom line but how should you decide whether to us in house or external coaches. What are the benefits of each and which is right for your organisation? Companies use both external and internal coaches…
Read MoreThe Silent Mentor
The problem a lot of people come across with mentoring is that the mentors don’t have time to mentor on top of their normal role. We’ve all been in a situation where we’re not quite sure what’s expected and our mentor isn’t available. If this is problem you face, why not try the following: Use…
Read MoreSetting the Gold Standard
At The Performance Solution® we are passionate about training coaches who can go out into the world and use their coaching skills alongside the codes of ethics and practice of the major professional bodies in our field. Coaching is being pushed to regulate itself and we are fighting the good fight to make sure that…
Read More