Posts Tagged ‘Coach’
International Coaching Week Sale
This week is International Coaching Week (6th-12th February). Every year The Performance Solution is committed to helping the International Coaching Federation raise awareness of coaching and make sure that all practicing coaches are qualified to the highest level. This is why during international coaching week 2011 we are celebrating by offering a 15% discount on…
Read MoreA Clean Language Demonstration
Some of our students have been asking to see a demonstration of clean language used purely. This one by Judy Rees is a nice example of a Clean Language session, we hope you enjoy it.
Read MoreICF 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.
Read MoreMeeting 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…
Read MoreAre your staff too big for their boots?
I had a conversation with a client where they expressed their frustration at work as their company wouldn’t fund any training for them. As we talked through this it emerged that it was not because the company was lacking funds, or couldn’t spare the employee for that amount of time. The reason the company wouldn’t…
Read MoreMaking the most of the public sector training budget
Following the cuts, the job-losses and the pay-freezes the public sector is faced with having to continue to provide the same service, with considerably less to offer its staff. However there are things the public sector can do in order to keep their staff motivated and better prepared to handle what lies ahead: Training. A…
Read MoreSetting Goals and Climbing mountains
While you may be used to chatting to me on the phone or seeing me in the office, us TPS folk are sometimes to be found in very different places! Last week I climbed my first official mountain! This had been a big goal for me for some time and standing on a rocky ridge…
Read MoreCoaching Super-Vision: Superman or Lex Luther?
What’s coaching supervision all about? Someone watching you, pointing out your mistakes and giving you a bad mark at the end of the session? Is it designed to restrict a coach’s freedom to coach in the way that they want to? Is it to create a mainstream coach, one size fits all? We’d love to…
Read MoreMore – Nic Askew
[LOWER THE LIGHTS – SWITCH OFF THE WORLD – PLAY FULL SCREEN] Following Julio Olalla’s talk about leading a good life at the AC conference, I was recommended this film entitled “More” by Nic Askew. It makes an interesting parallel with Julio’s talk, particularly the speaker’s end comments about being both content and striving for…
Read MoreAC 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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