When you traditionally talk about communication in the learning & development space, thoughts of the fundamentals skills of learning delivery are brought to the front of the mind. Interpersonal concepts such as voice tone, body language NLP meta models, influencing and questioning skills. Or you may think of the way we communicate through delivery tools […]
Category: COACHING
Establishing Yourself As A Trainer
The Middle East is as a melting pot for a wide variety of cultures and nationalities who call the Middle East home. As a result, the competition for those key positions in the corporate arena has been relatively strong – the training arena being no exception. Initially it was believed that to be a Trainer […]
6 Things You Should Know about Corporate Mentorship Programs in GCC
If you are ever involved in creating, developing, or running a corporate mentorship program in the GCC area, I’m hoping that you will find the tips below really helpful. 1. Consider the cultural and religious expectations of both mentors and mentees. For example, you might need to make the meetings in public places as opposed […]
Creating the Future with Coaching
Imagine being able to connect minds from all corners of the world, to ignite change in the way the world thinks and how business is done? Becoming an entrepreneur first and an HR Leader second? Developing new products, solutions, technologies or services that no one could have dreamed of? This is not just a dream; […]
Four Coaching Tips for your Success and Happiness
You are here. You have a successful business that is built by your vision, hard work and commitment. A woman in business has a long journey behind here, where she has defied norms, faced opposition and started with her conviction as her biggest resource. The lack of visibility for women in leadership roles and success […]
Coaching Your Clients To Present Powerfully
Fear of delivering presentations and public speaking is the number one fear in business throughout the world. Being frightened to stand up and deliver a presentation is what stops many people progressing to where they aspire to get to in their career. Over the years I have started to notice an increase in the number […]
Freelance Consulting: Getting Started
People often ask me how I got into high-level consulting. A consultant works with the management of a business to improve the profitability of the business. Working with the top management, you can rest assured the consultant is a very highly paid individual. Some consultants charge $100 to $500 per hour. Others charge $1,500 to […]
6 Coaching Lessons from a Corner Man
In 1981 the legendary Muhammad Ali retired from boxing, yet today Ali remain one of the greatest boxers of the last century with a very inspiring and unique career and character. In 1981, the same year, a new shining star rose – Sugar Ray Leonard who won the Unified World Welterweight Championship. Behind these two […]
Using NLP Meta Programmes to Motivate Your Coaching Clients Part 3, Internal – External
To read part 1, click here. To read part 2, click here. Imagine each Meta Programmes as a scale, with the most extreme example at each end of the scale. Some people will be extremely ‘internal’, others extremely ‘external’, but many will be somewhere along the scale and some may be totally neutral in the centre. When […]
Using NLP Meta Programmes to Motivate Your Coaching Clients Part 2
To read part 1 of ‘Using NLP Meta Programmes to Motivate Your Coaching Clients’ click here. The Meta Programme covered in this article is Reactive – Proactive. Imagine each Meta Programmes as a scale, with the most extreme example at each end of the scale. Some people will be extremely ‘proactive’, others extremely ‘reactive’, but many […]