When I was doing my Public Speaking project at Toastmasters International on leading to becoming a Competent Communicator, I was stuck in a particular project for a very long time. I sat listening to speeches that were not anywhere near the gold standards set by Toastmasters. However, Toastmasters had a very good system of mentoring, […]
Over the years like in many other dimensions, the UAE has evolved tremendously in its matrix of professionalism. It has always been a torch bearer in terms of adapting the contemporary global trends of people development and empowerment in the Middle East. It would not be wrong to comment that this early adaptability is the […]
One of the biggest barriers of coaching effectively is when a coach is too busy in their own head thinking about the next question they are going to ask, instead of staying in the moment, listening and watching their client. Coaching is not about the coach it is about the client. As human beings we […]
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Coaching is the art of facilitating the performance, learning and development of another.” Myles Downey, the author of ‘Effective Coaching’ encompasses very well, the developmental process that an individual takes when coaching another person. Coaching is a tool that has now become part of the key components of any toolkit for learning and development, organizational […]
In NLP terms, the Meta Programmes are the ways of thinking that motivate us. You will probably know about this from different names and other perspectives in the behavioural and psychometric assessments now used in business. We know that Meta Programmes are not static and can change depending on the circumstances. For example, when someone […]
In my opinion, we have to do more in the Middle East in terms of career coaching among those who are looking for a job. And it is our duty, as professional HR people, to educate people and to make them understand the importance of a coach/mentor in their career path. When you’re looking for […]
