IF YOU WANT TO CATAPULT YOURSELF AND OTHERS into a new level of living, then you’re in the right place. This program is aimed at incorporating psychological theory and practice to provide you with skills, tools, tips and strategies, for making the process of coaching a powerful agent of change for you and those you serve.

Coaching can be a game changer. Guaranteed. When it’s done right.

So the question is, how can we make coaching more powerful? How do we increase motivation and transform culture? How can we learn to become catalysts of change for the people we lead and support?

BITE 1

5MINS

WHY BOTHER LEARNING TO BE A COACH?

To be really blunt, our time is our most precious asset. It’s completely unrenewable and the further we go in our career or life, the less we have of it. So above all else, we don’t want to waste our time, or the time of others.

So before you engage in this, let’s first establish why you would bother.

BITE 2

5MINS

WHAT IS COACHING?

If you start to look into coaching literature, you’ll find there’s no one single definition of what coaching is.

Damn.

What we can say though, is all definitions emphasise coaching as a focus on developing a relationship that facilitates growth.

According to the International Coach Federation Code of Ethics, “Coaching is partnering in a thought provoking and creative process that inspires others to maximise their personal and professional potential”.

Not bad hey? Certainly sounds like a worthwhile endeavour.

BITE 3

5MINS

MYTHS AROUND COACHING

Unpacking myths is a great way to quickly hack into common misperceptions around topics. We love hacking, so let’s uncover some myths about coaching, blow them outta the water with some truths and in so doing, deepen our understanding of what you are signing up for.

BITE 1

10MINS

SO YOU’VE JUST ABSORBED three good reasons why you should bother being a coach. Good stuff. However, getting clear on why coaching will benefit YOU personally, is a crucial first step.

Head now to BITE 1 REFLECTION to work out why or if this journey of learning to be a coach is for you…

BITE 2

5MINS

DO YOU ASK, TELL OR SHOW? Knowing what’s expected of you as a coach and demonstrating self awareness about your mode of operation is a great start.

Head now to BITE 2 REFLECTION to consider your usual mode of communication. I wonder what you will discover there? If you don’t operate as a coach much, now is the time to learn how…

BITE 3

5MINS

SO THERE’S SOME MYTHS around coaching. Has that challenged what you now understand coaching to be? As we wrap up this session, head now to BITE 3 REFLECTION spend some time considering if this journey is one you are ready to commit to…

Don’t have time to read the whole book? Check out the summary here to give you a taster.

Not sure you want to read the whole book? Check out this sample here to determine if this is a book you would like to purchase.

HOW TO HAVE A GOOD CONVERsATION

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have great conversations – and most of us don’t converse very well. Great coaching conversations require a balance between talking and listening. Check out this TED talk for an insightful and humorous look into good conversations.

The power of vulnerability

Engaging in a meaningful coaching relationship will take a good dollop of vulnerability? Why, because it’s all about connection, and true connection is impossible without it. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to listen to this inspiring TED talk by Brene Brown for an eye-opening understanding of the power of vulnerability and connection

As this session has shown, coaching is all about great conversations and beautiful questions. This session interviews Judith Glaser, an Organisational Anthropologist and world leader on conversational intelligence providing insight into how to improve our conversations.

This long form podcasts interviews legendary influencer Simon Sinek on why start with why. This session encouraged you to want to commit to the coaching learning process from a strong reason for why you would bother. Check out this podcast to get more insight.

BITE 1

5MINS

WHY BOTHER LEARNING TO BE A COACH?

To be really blunt, our time is our most precious asset. It’s completely unrenewable and the further we go in our career or life, the less we have of it. So above all else, we don’t want to waste our time, or the time of others.

So before you engage in this, let’s first establish why you would bother.

BITE 2

5MINS

WHAT IS COACHING?

If you start to look into coaching literature, you’ll find there’s no one single definition of what coaching is.

Damn.

What we can say though, is all definitions emphasise coaching as a focus on developing a relationship that facilitates growth.

According to the International Coach Federation Code of Ethics, “Coaching is partnering in a thought provoking and creative process that inspires others to maximise their personal and professional potential”.

Not bad hey? Certainly sounds like a worthwhile endeavour.

BITE 3

5MINS

MYTHS AROUND COACHING

Unpacking myths is a great way to quickly hack into common misperceptions around topics. We love hacking, so let’s uncover some myths about coaching, blow them outta the water with some truths and in so doing, deepen our understanding of what you are signing up for.

BITE1 REFLECT

10MINS

WHY BOTHER LEARNING TO BE A COACH?

So you’ve just absorbed three good reasons why you should bother being a coach. Good stuff. However, getting clear on why coaching will benefit YOU personally, is a crucial first step.

Head now to BITE 1 REFLECTION to work out why or if this journey of learning to be a coach is for you…

BITE 2 REFLECT

5MINS

WHAT IS COACHING?

Do you ask, tell or show? Knowing what’s expected of you as a coach and demonstrating self awareness about your mode of operation is a great start.

Head now to BITE 2 REFLECTION to consider your usual mode of communication. I wonder what you will discover there? If you don’t operate as a coach much, now is the time to learn how…

BITE 3 REFLECT

5MINS

MYTHS AROUND COACHING

So there are some myths around coaching. Has that challenged what you now understand coaching to be?

As we wrap up to this session, head now to BITE 3 REFLECTION spend some time considering if this journey is one you are ready to commit to…

Don’t have time to read the whole book? Check out the summary here to give you a taster.

Not sure you want to read the whole book? Check out this sample here to determine if this is a book you would like to purchase.

HOW TO HAVE A GOOD CONVERsATION

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have great conversations – and most of us don’t converse very well. Great coaching conversations require a balance between talking and listening. Check out this TED talk for an insightful and humorous look into good conversations.

The power of vulnerability

Engaging in a meaningful coaching relationship will take a good dollop of vulnerability? Why, because it’s all about connection, and true connection is impossible without it. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to listen to this inspiring TED talk by Brene Brown for an eye-opening understanding of the power of vulnerability and connection

As this session has shown, coaching is all about great conversations and beautiful questions. This session interviews Judith Glaser, an Organisational Anthropologist and world leader on conversational intelligence providing insight into how to improve our conversations.

This long form podcasts interviews legendary influencer Simon Sinek on why start with why. This session encouraged you to want to commit to the coaching learning process from a strong reason for why you would bother. Check out this podcast to get more insight.