Posts Tagged ‘Coaching’
Five Firsts
Anyone will tell you that New Year’s Resolutions don’t stick. Remember when you bought that gym membership? (oh please don’t mention it!). So we’ve got a new idea for you. This is not about new year’s resolutions, this is something new and exciting to make 2011 a brilliant year for you and it is our…
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 MoreBreaking 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…
Read More10% off Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance for coaches
We are happy to announce that we have partnered with Westminster Indemnity to provide a 10% discount on Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance for professional coaches. If you would like to benefit from this discount, simply click here
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 MoreCoaching in the Global Village
COACHING THE GLOBAL VILLAGE How could I resist posting this brilliant short film by Nic Askew. The idea of coaching as empowerment is so poignant and often gets overlooked as coaches get brought in as a remedial alternative to disciplinary action! Dr Patrick Williams’ concept of coaching globally, not just reserving it for top execs,…
Read MoreBreaking News: Professional Guild Endorsements
We are pleased to announce that the following courses are now endorsed by the Professional Guild of NLP: iWAM training Clean Language and Symbollic Modelling Certificate in Supervision for coaches and NLP professionals
Read MoreICF 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…
Read MoreHope
This week I wrote a guest Blog for Jeff Weigh’s Rise and Shine Blog. Just a few thoughts to get you thinking over your morning coffee. This morning I’m thinking about Hope. That old thing left in Pandora’s box. But instead of being the last out, I’m thinking about hope as the first. This was…
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