How does your own awareness affect your clients’ awareness? We’ll dive into ICF competency #7, but focusing on honing our intuition as coaches.
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Bad news: Globally, sense of purpose is declining. Good news: Using emotional intelligence in coaching, we can magnify and brighten the glimmers of purpose
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When a coaching client says, ‘I have to change’ it raises a crucial question: Who’s driving the change process? Here’s a new way of using the Prochaska & DiClemente Stages of Change model and coaching strategies to make change more effective.
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The brutal fact: People are disengaging because companies are failing their people. How can companies do better?
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“Have you ever found yourself in the middle a situation and you know it will to turn into a big mess? You can feel it slipping out of control… and yet you keep going. It’s as if you’re being pushed along this track; you know it’s going to lead to trouble, but it seems like there’s no choice.”
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Smarter About Feelings: Part Two . Part One introduced the idea of becoming smarter about feelings — and how that can help you (kids) get more of what you want… and less of what you don’t want! In that article I promised that I’d also write more about emotions and the meaning behind our feelings. […]
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When I was a kid, no one taught me about emotions. They’re so powerful! And such a big part of our lives… here are the most important ideas every kid (and adult) needs to know about feelings.
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When coaching clients say, “I KNOW this, but I’m still having trouble changing…” Here’s what drives that system, and simply effective tools to get unstuck.
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Are you fighting against your own feelings? There’s a better way to handle emotions to support wellbeing — 12 easy ways to practice emotional intelligence
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Did you know that people are much more likely to change habits when they are on vacation? From the neuroscience of change & uncertainty, 3 tips to improve coaching with emotional intelligence
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Stop wasting money and learn how to leverage emotional intelligence for better results. Here’s a 4-step plan to get started.
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EQ Coaches value all emotions as resources that provide insight and energy. But that doesn’t mean we “make” clients talk about feelings. In fact, often words get in the way of understanding emotions.
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As emotional intelligence coaches, should we “work harder” — or will be more effective following the ‘lazy coaching’ trick?
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Learning is both an emotional and rational process. How do we blend the two? Here is a map teachers and trainers can use to bring head and heart together in learning.
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What makes motivation… motivating? Three powerful questions, a free worksheet, and powerful ways to strengthen energy from within (which we all need, especially when work/life feels challenging)
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When clients are ‘in the swirl’ and depleted, how do coaches reconnect optimism and purpose to reignite the spark of bigger vision?
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Parenting is hard. Here are 3 principles to infuse your parenting style with emotional intelligence and guide your decision making.
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What if the value we create as coaches is a direct reflection of the learning and growth we’re practicing on the inside?
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What does ‘strong leadership’ mean today? It turns out, (the right kind of) empathy & coaching are at the heart of how leaders ACTUALLY create impact.
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How do coaches effectively work with clients when ‘everything is fine’? 10 strengths-based EQ strategies.
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How do you use emotional intelligence to fuel lasting motivation? The Motivation Iceberg is a simple, clear model for understanding how to motivate – even in WFH during a pandemic.
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The neuroscience is fascinating, emotions are immediate biological signals, feelings come later, and moods build up over time.
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Breaking research on joy as a driver of performance — what’s the implication for professional coaching?
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Wow! When coaching works, new possibilities flow, and clients feel an incredible sense of freedom and support. But even good coaches don’t always get that result, and usually it’s because they missed one of the 3 “must have” questions…
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When people face emotional challenges, it’s… well… emotional. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by big feelings of fear & distress, and while sometimes psychological help is needed, most of the time some basic EQ coaching techniques make a big difference. Here’s how.
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Here’s why we make the boss, a colleague, a customer, spouses and lovers, and even our children into enemies — and a better way. It starts with our brains, and being addicted to the pleasure of righteousness.
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Coaching Presence is an essential part of the work, rooted in authenticity it builds trust — and it’s harder to make it work in virtual meetings. Here’s what to do.
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For you, is learning about collecting knowledge… or about using it to create change? Our learning programs are lifechanging because we work WITH the brain and structure learning to fuel growth – here’s how.
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Since 1997, the Six Seconds community has served to increase the world’s emotional intelligence. How’s it going?
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A wellbeing gift for you & your clients that’s central to your role of coach. This is at the heart of International Coaching Federation competency #2: Embodies a Coaching Mindset. In this Era of the Amygdala, balance is elusive, so I’d like to share two important tools for that
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Are the generations really that different? New data from the world’s largest study of emotional intelligence says yes… in concerning ways
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Facing vast challenges, it’s easy to lose optimism. Yet new research says it’s the key to change. How do we renew this resource? The combination of emotional intelligence and Emergent Strategy offers a path
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Exceptional leaders have mastered the art of deep, active listening. Here are 4 practical tips to use emotional intelligence to listen well.
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There’s a LOT to learn… but first: What is learning? How can the latest neuroscience help us understand how learning works best — for ourselves, at work, at school… in life!
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New research: The hybrid workplace is here. Do we have the emotional intelligence skills to make it work?
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It’s time to rethink mental health as a resource for thriving, and learn how emotional intelligence can help us create full vitality.
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In the storms of volatility fueled by COVID-19 news, both real and sensational, how do we maintain equilibrium? Collected resources on emotional intelligence to help.
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Why do New Year’s resolutions nearly always fail? And what can we do to make them stick, and form new habits?
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Emotions around race and racism are big and complex. And perhaps they’re an important message — an invitation from you, to you?
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Companies are beginning to realize: We’re not “going back to normal” anytime soon… and employees are seeing that work from home has some benefits, but many costs. As leaders plan to develop the workforce for the future… what should employees be doing to be ready for the future?
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