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# Coaching4Today'sLeaders

Every Leader a Coach

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/blog/) - Our Professional Coach Training program equips leaders and professional coaches with the skills to be an effective coach, develop a coaching culture, and use a coaching approach in all aspects of leadership.
- [A Coaching Checklist: What to Remember and What to Forget - Part 2](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/a-coaching-checklist-what-to-remember-and-what-to-forget-part-2/) - Remember enough to be helpful and respectful, but not so much that you force the conversation into a specific direction or groove.
- [The Power of a Test Drive](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-power-of-a-test-drive/) - Not everyone who wants to hire you is someone you should serve. How test drive coaching sessions benefit the coach and the prospective client.
- [Open the Can of Worms Anyway](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/open-the-can-of-worms-anyway/) - The coaching session may end, but the client’s learning is just getting started.
- [How To Give Yourself a Break (Even When There’s More Work to be Done)](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-to-give-yourself-a-break-even-when-theres-more-work-to-be-done/) - Are you feeling stuck on any of your projects right now? Try stepping away for your own mini-break.
- [Stop Coaching Me!](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/stop-coaching-me/) - There’s a difference between bringing a coaching mindset into your personal relationships and actually trying to coach them.
- [What Supervisors Should Know About Coaching](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/what-supervisors-should-know-about-coaching/) - If you’re going to be recommending coaching for your team, I strongly recommend you experience coaching firsthand.
- [Breaking Up Isn’t Hard to Do](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/breaking-up-isnt-hard-to-do/) - All good things must come to an end, and that includes your relationship with your coach. Here are some things to consider.
- [What to Expect From Coaching](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/what-to-expect-from-coaching/) - As your first coaching session approaches, you may be wondering what will happen. Here are some things you can expect.
- [How to Find a Coach](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-to-find-a-coach/) - Potential coaching clients have questions and we’re going to answer them, starting at the beginning with how to find a coach.
- [Pandemic Leadership Shifts](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/pandemic-leadership-shifts/) - As we emerge and get a glimpse of life beyond the pandemic, we need to step back and rethink everything - again!
- [How Do You Write a Book?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-do-you-write-a-book/) - It seems many people have a burning desire to write a book of their own, and wonder how to get started. Here are a few thoughts I’m happy to share.
- [Re-Entry](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/re-entry/) - Downtime gives us the chance to ask, do we want to do things exactly the same way as before we left? Or are there things we want to change?
- [Giving Credit Where Credit is Due](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/giving-credit-where-credit-is-due/) - A simple disclaimer instantly conveys your integrity in attributing content to its source, rather than misrepresenting it as your own idea.
- [Coaching Someone You Know](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coaching-someone-you-know/) - Begin by discussing what coaching is and isn’t, whether coaching is right for them, and whether you’re the right coach for them.
- [Why Get a Coaching Credential?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/why-get-a-coaching-credential/) - As you work with a mentor coach to achieve a coaching credential, you will develop both competence and confidence.
- [Demonstrating Your Worth](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/demonstrating-your-worth/) - Why you can never stop demonstrating your worth as a coach, and the worth of coaching itself.
- [How to Be a Good Spotter](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-to-be-a-good-spotter/) - Good spotters don’t lift the weight for you. They just use a finger or two, and that might be all you need to take it the rest of the way.
- [Letting It Happen](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/letting-it-happen/) - As coaches to our clients and also in our own personal work, we benefit from not forcing things, but letting them happen.
- [Who Are Your Five People?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/who-are-your-five-people/) - Who are the five people you spend most of your time with? If a coach is one of them, they’ll pull you up and nudge you to go further.
- [New Coaches, Have You Done the Math?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/new-coaches-have-you-done-the-math/) - Too many new coaches haven’t done the math to calculate how much they spend, and how much they'll need to earn through their coaching business.
- [Book Space Between Your Calls](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/book-space-between-your-calls/) - When I first started coaching, I’d book client calls one after the other, but I eventually realized that I needed some breathing space in between.
- [Get Out of the House](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/get-out-of-the-house/) - I once read that the least effective place to work is sitting in your office. Coaches need to get out and interact with people.
- [Pace, Space and Schedules](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/pace-space-and-schedules/) - A schedule can be a tool that works for you, not the other way around. Is yours still working for you?
- [The Five Core Ingredients of a Coaching-Inspired Workplace](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-five-core-ingredients-of-a-coaching-inspired-workplace/) - When coaching ideals are incorporated into workplace culture, you can just feel the possibility in the air.
- [Getting New Clients by Word of Mouth](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/getting-new-clients-by-word-of-mouth/) - Word of mouth is a method that has served me well, and I believe it can be incredibly effective for others too.
- [How Business Building Builds You as a Person](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-business-building-builds-you-as-a-person/) - As an external coach, I spend 30-40% of my time every week filling the pipeline and keeping it filled. Some new coaches are surprised by this.
- [Present-Focused Coaching](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/present-focused-coaching/) - Even as I’m working with someone to come up with their vision forward, we’re also talking about how they be more in the moment and savor today.
- [Coaching Globally](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coaching-globally/) - Many people tell me they’d love to expand their horizons and coach people outside their home country, and they ask how I’ve been able to do this.
- [Unlearning in Leadership](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/unlearning-in-leadership/) - Unlearning is about awareness and catching yourself using default habits. Which of these three leadership habits do YOU most need to unlearn?
- [How to Spot Coaching Readiness](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-to-spot-coaching-readiness/) - How to spot coaching readiness, and why it is such an essential ingredient of a successful coaching process.
- [Using Assessments in Coaching Groups and Teams](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/using-assessments-in-coaching-groups-and-teams/) - Assessments are one to keep a group or team focused. They can be an anchor, and add another layer to what the coach is already providing.
- [Reinventing Yourself Again and Again](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/reinventing-yourself-again-and-again/) - How reinvention has kept the energy and excitement going in my business and generated more income as well.
- [Learning Through Experience](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/learning-through-experience/) - Coaches learn so much more when they're seeing coaching or being coached than when they're in class taking notes and just listening.
- [The Power of Beginner's Mind](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-power-of-beginners-mind/) - There's freedom in showing up with curiosity instead of certainty—in coaching and in life.
- [Sharing Resources Responsibly](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/sharing-resources-responsibly/) - Our role as coaches includes being thoughtful curators of information—here's how to maintain trust while sharing resources.
- [How and When to Share Resources with Your Coaching Clients](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-and-when-to-share-resources-with-your-coaching-clients/) - How thoughtful resource recommendations can deepen your coaching relationships and support client growth.
- [Working ON, Not Just IN, the Business](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/working-on-not-just-in-the-business/) - This is the kind of reflection that builds a stronger business.
- [Building a More Diverse Team](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/building-a-more-diverse-team/) - If I were starting over as a coach today, one of the key things I'd do differently is how I build my team.
- [Why I'd Choose Clients More Carefully From the Start](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/why-id-choose-clients-more-carefully-from-the-start/) - By being discerning from the start, you’ll build a practice that aligns with your strengths and values as a coach.
- [Why I’d Coach Teams and Groups From the Start](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/why-id-coach-teams-and-groups-from-the-start/) - Group coaching isn't just beneficial for coaches; it offers unique advantages to clients as well.
- [The Art of Hat Switching for Internal Coaches](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-art-of-hat-switching-for-internal-coaches/) - The art of hat switching begins with a clear understanding of when to stay in coach mode and when to offer expertise.
- [The Evolving Landscape of Internal Coaching](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-evolving-landscape-of-internal-coaching/) - Now, almost everyone I train is an internal coach or a leader looking to incorporate coaching skills into their management style.
- [Moving from Why to What](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/moving-from-why-to-what/)
- [Shifting from What to Who](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/shifting-from-what-to-who/) - By shifting from "what" to "who," we help clients tap into their social resources, broaden their perspective, and find new ways to move forward.
- [A Coach Approach When Someone Seems Annoyed With You](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/a-coach-approach-when-someone-seems-annoyed-with-you/) - This coach approach not only helps resolve conflicts but also strengthens your relationships and fosters a more harmonious environment.
- [Log Your Business Development Actions and Feel the Power](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/log-your-business-development-actions-and-feel-the-power/) - Four good reasons to log your business development efforts: looking back, tracking movement, revealing patterns, and strategic planning.
- [Gain Traction in Your Coaching Business with Metrics That Matter](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/gain-traction-in-your-coaching-business-with-metrics-that-matter/) - This approach helps you stop spinning your wheels, gives you a sense of progress, and helps maintain motivation for business development.
- [A Coach Approach to Feeling Annoyed](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/a-coach-approach-to-feeling-annoyed/) - By taking a coach approach, you can turn potentially negative experiences into opportunities for growth and connection.
- [Getting New Clients with Pre-Sales](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/getting-new-clients-with-pre-sales/) - LinkedIn is not just about connecting with people; it's about doing your homework before reaching out.
- [Take the Risk](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/take-the-risk/) - Try a new technique, ask that challenging question, or use an unexpected metaphor. You might be surprised at the breakthroughs that result.
- [The Pitfalls of Brilliant Observations](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-pitfalls-of-brilliant-observations/) - Coaches should ask themselves on whose behalf they are acting when making an observation or asking a question.
- [The Succinct Summary](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-succinct-summary/) - Practice distilling complex ideas into laser-focused, one-sentence summaries. Remember, you get more points for fewer words!
- [The Coaching After the Coaching](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-coaching-after-the-coaching/) - I recently got to see one of the guiding principles of coaching in real time: The real coaching begins after the coaching.
- [Simple Can Be Profound](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/simple-can-be-profound/) - We all need models of what good questions sound like. But once you start coaching, put that list away.
- [How Coaching is Like Flying](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-coaching-is-like-flying/) - Take flight with confidence, knowing that this three-part airplane journey can be your key to a well-rounded coaching session.
- [The Support Vs Challenge Matrix](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-support-vs-challenge-matrix/) - This matrix is a tool for meeting your clients where they are and giving them what they need.
- [Little Shifts Make a Big Difference](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/little-shifts-make-a-big-difference/) - If something’s broken, don’t I have to fix it?
- [From Leadership Coaching to Life Coaching in No Time Flat](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/from-leadership-coaching-to-life-coaching-in-no-time-flat/) - These days, life issues are front and center in leadership coaching, with the most common topics being feeling overwhelmed and having trouble focusing.
- [The Quarter-Life Coaching Trend](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-quarter-life-coaching-trend/) - What those of us in other age groups can learn from quarter-lifers.
- [Head, Heart, Hunch](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/head-heart-hunch/) - It’s important we remember that not only do we want our clients to be able to fluidly move from head to heart to hunch, we want to do that as well.
- [1, 2, 3, Coach!](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/1-2-3-coach/) - This was the framework I used for my first five years as a full-time coach that helped me stay in the coaching mindset instead of sliding into "fix it" mode, mentoring, or something else.
- [Your Body Needs Some Backup](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/your-body-needs-some-backup/) - It's not about setting ourselves up to never have to miss work; it's about putting in the effort to build our strength and resiliency.
- [What’s Your Backup Plan?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/whats-your-backup-plan/) - What are some of the things you absolutely need in order to do your job? How do you care for them?
- [Stop Putting Work First](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/stop-putting-work-first/) - When you think about it, work is only one small part of life. Paying attention to personal goals makes for a well-rounded, purposeful life.
- [Stop Checking Email So Much](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/stop-checking-email-so-much/) - This is not the first time I’ve resolved to change my email habits, and it probably won’t be the last. They don’t call them habits for nothing!
- [No-Pressure December](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/no-pressure-december/) - Yes, this is a busy month. And it’s when you least think you can afford time, is when you most need to take it.
- [How to Recharge and Renew Amidst the Holiday Chaos](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-to-recharge-and-renew-amidst-the-holiday-chaos/) - How has taking time out helped you (even when you thought you were procrastinating or wasting time)?
- [Get Out and Play](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/get-out-and-play/) - Many of us are afraid to let loose and play, but how invigorating does it feel to have a good old-fashioned belly laugh?
- [The Magic and Mystery of Business Development](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-magic-and-mystery-of-business-development/) - There is a science and a method to developing business, but there is also this aspect of mystery and magic.
- [Demonstration Versus Justification](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/demonstration-versus-justification/) - Until coaching is as widely used and universally understood as other helping professions, we must continually educate people about its value.
- [The Search for Coaching Data](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-search-for-coaching-data/) - Have you read any impressive articles about the efficacy of coaching, or published your own data? Please share!
- [Blog Post Roundup: Personal Reflection](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/blog-post-roundup-personal-reflection/) - A collection of Val’s favorite posts about personal development for coaches and leaders.
- [Blog Post Roundup: Leadership and Coaching](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/blog-post-roundup-leadership-and-coaching/) - A collection of Val’s favorite posts about leadership, developing a coach approach, and common client issues for coaches.
- [Distractions Can Be Helpful](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/distractions-can-be-helpful/)
- [Coaching Skills for a Post-Layoff World](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coaching-skills-for-a-post-layoff-world/) - Aside from career-related benefits, coaching can also provide an important source of emotional support for those facing layoffs.
- [Are You a Distracted Leader?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/are-you-a-distracted-leader/) - As a distracted leader, you can crash your whole business.
- [Mid-Year Check-In for Your Business](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/mid-year-check-in-for-your-business/) - A mid-year check-in allows you to make necessary adjustments, set new goals, and ensure that you're on track for a successful year.
- [Mid-Year Check-In for You](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/mid-year-check-in-for-you/) - What do you notice about life in between your coaching sessions or days? What’s the rhythm like, and is it working?
- [A Coaching Checklist: What to Remember and What to Forget - Part 1](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/a-coaching-checklist-what-to-remember-and-what-to-forget-part-1/) - When a client makes you aware of something that's going to affect how you interact with them, that’s important for the coach to remember.
- [Left Behind After Layoffs](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/left-behind-after-layoffs/) - Those who were spared the cuts and are left behind face an entirely different set of possible challenges.
- [Powerful Questions, Powerful Poses](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/powerful-questions-powerful-poses/) - Unhunching our posture, our body language, and our being, opens us back up to receive verbal and nonverbal information from our clients.
- [Coaches, Unhunch](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coaches-unhunch/) - Physically unhunching affects not only our posture, but spills over into our body language, and how healthy we are in general.
- [Evoking Awareness in the Coach](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/evoking-awareness-in-the-coach/) - This is ongoing, regular work that we must do. This is not just for new coaches; this is for all of us.
- [Managing Like a Coach](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/managing-like-a-coach/)
- [Evoking Awareness in the Client](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/evoking-awareness-in-the-client/) - One of the primary functions of a coach is to help people expand and broaden their awareness.
- [Tailoring Coaching to Culture](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/tailoring-coaching-to-culture/)
- [New Year, New Things](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/new-year-new-things/)
- [Coaching Around the Holidays](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coaching-around-the-holidays/) - Wearing your coaching hat over the holidays means being fully present. That's the best kind of gift we can give people.
- [Onboarding a New Coaching Client](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/onboarding-a-new-coaching-client/) - When someone is new to coaching, part of our role is to teach them how to use us. How can we help onboard them into the coaching relationship?
- [A Holiday Vision](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/a-holiday-vision/) - What do you really want for this holiday season?
- [If You Have a Pulse, I Can Coach You](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/if-you-have-a-pulse-i-can-coach-you/) - Your coaching skills can be hugely helpful in all areas of your life. But know where you’re drawing the line between that and being someone’s coach.
- [Whose Work Is It?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/whose-work-is-it/) - Not jumping into to fix or tell, even when the client seems to be wanting and waiting for that, can be uncomfortable.
- [Expecting Aha Every Time](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/expecting-aha-every-time/) - So what does client satisfaction look like if we’re not getting the sparks and ahas? Well, for one, they keep coming back.
- [Talking to Fill the Space](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/talking-to-fill-the-space/) - Student coaches wonder, “If I don’t jump in and start talking, then why are they paying me?” Here’s what you gain by holding back.
- [Watching the Clock](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/watching-the-clock/) - Focus on the quality, and not the quantity, of each session, and let it come to a natural end.
- [Questionable Questions](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/questionable-questions/) - Once you’ve asked a question, let go of your own judgment and give your client full, uninterrupted access to that springboard to further awareness.
- [Coaches Are Time Travelers](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coaches-are-time-travelers/) - Step in, step out, come back to the present—after all, it’s the only time we really have, and we don’t want to miss it.
- [Coaching Out of a Rut](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coaching-out-of-a-rut/) - What are your favorite ways to explain coaching? Here are a couple of mine.
- [Who Decides It Is Time to End?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/who-decides-it-is-time-to-end/)
- [Clients Who Pay Late](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/clients-who-pay-late/) - You’ve shown up, you’ve coached your best, and you should be paid.
- [Clients Who Are Habitually Late](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/clients-who-are-habitually-late/) - We WANT clients to show up true to form. That way we can talk about what’s really going on.
- [My Team Needs Coaching (Not Me)](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/my-team-needs-coaching-not-me/) - Why would a team try something different, if they’ve been shown that nothing ever changes?
- [The Big Promise Maker](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-big-promise-maker/) - Our coaching clients want to please us, so they may say what they think we want to hear.
- [The Boundary Breaker](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-boundary-breaker/) - If any of these boundary-breaking issues become a regular habit or routine, you definitely want to raise the topic and discuss your original coaching agreement.
- [How to End a Coaching Session](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-to-end-a-coaching-session/) - What can you do about clients who won’t stop talking when the session is over? It’s not IF this will happen, it’s when, so plan for it.
- [The Heart of the Matter](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-heart-of-the-matter/) - It’s one of our guiding principles to coach the person, not the problem. That includes helping them define what is the heart of the matter.
- [How to Help Clients Focus](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-to-help-clients-focus/) - Focus has always been a common theme among my coaching clients, and it’s off the charts right now, no doubt made worse by the pandemic.
- [Don’t Coach Like Val](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/dont-coach-like-val/) - As coaches while we want to follow the client, and match them, I also want you to show up - YOU as an individual.
- [Practice the Pause](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/practice-the-pause/) - How learning to pause gives coaches the freedom to really listen.
- [What Are You Learning?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/what-are-you-learning/) - This coaching question creates a time for the client to pull everything together and synthesize what has happened during the conversation.
- [The Growth Edge](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-growth-edge/) - Failure means you’ve been brave and bold. And that’s what our clients ultimately want from us, is to risk and be bold.
- [When You Forget How to Coach](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/when-you-forget-how-to-coach/) - Don’t hesitate to coach in your area of expertise, and to build a niche around that.
- [The Absolute Importance of Confidentiality](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-absolute-importance-of-confidentiality/) - Explaining and upholding confidentiality is an ongoing piece - with supervisors, sponsors, and even with the individual that you coach.
- [The Problem with Fixing Conflict](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-problem-with-fixing-conflict/) - People either want to avoid all conflict, or they are overly invested in the conflict and want to win at all costs. What is healthy conflict?
- [Managing the Four Relationships in Internal Coaching](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/managing-the-four-relationships-in-internal-coaching/) - Use this quadrant of the four relationships in internal coaching as a quick check-in of how you’re doing.
- [Listening as a Team](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/listening-as-a-team/) - But no one person can make a team successful; it takes a team. And an effective team needs its members to listen.
- [Living in the Mess](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/living-in-the-mess/) - When a client stalls, gives up, defaults to previous behaviors, or becomes overwhelmed, the internal coach must discern when to step in and when to stay out.
- [When Plans Change](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/when-plans-change/) - Instead of interruption, think opportunity. Instead of change, think growth. Instead of scary, think exciting. Instead of annoying, think curious.
- [Switching Hats From Listening to Advice](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/switching-hats-from-listening-to-advice/) - Sometimes the most empowering thing that a coach can do is to offer advice or share their expertise and then jump back into the role of coach.
- [Some people really do work better at home - A Coach’s Perspective](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/some-people-really-do-work-better-at-home-a-coachs-perspective/) - A lot of people have used this unprecedented time of stepping back to get to know themselves better and discovered things about how they best work.
- [What’s in a Name?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/whats-in-a-name/) - Using a name or metaphor is a concrete way of seeing the system or group as a whole individual unit.
- [Keeping Warm](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/keeping-warm/) - I have a product to sell. That’s a reality. And, I can make something else more important than that, which is to connect with people.
- [Getting an Outside Perspective](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/getting-an-outside-perspective/) - Getting an outside perspective shifts your thinking away from what you “know” to be true. That’s exactly what a coach does!
- [Sleeping With Bread](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/sleeping-with-bread/) - Sleeping with bread gave these orphans hope. What will do the same for us in these uncertain times?
- [Shifting Away From the Binary Narrative](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/shifting-away-from-the-binary-narrative/) - Binary thinking locks us into dealing with only two choices when in reality there are always multiple ways to look at things.
- [Handling Strong Emotions in Others](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/handling-strong-emotions-in-others/) - We need to be aware that strong emotions elicit a response in us as the coach. What do we do with that, not only in the session but afterward?
- [When the Issue Is Not the Issue](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/when-the-issue-is-not-the-issue/) - There are times when the client’s topic is exactly what needs to be addressed, but in my experience, giving them some space to talk really helps them get down to their real issue.
- [What’s Filling Your Well?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/whats-filling-your-well/) - We’ve talked about ways to take better care of yourself while working from home. Now let’s think about the rest of our lives.
- [Hard Stops and Hard Starts - Working from Home](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/hard-stops-and-hard-starts-working-from-home/) - If you’re working harder at home than you did at the office, here are some tips from Val’s experience.
- [There’s Nothing Wrong with Being Wrong](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/theres-nothing-wrong-with-being-wrong/) - Strong leaders commit to learn as they go and make decisions, even if they’re wrong.
- [Coaching as a Soft Spot](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coaching-as-a-soft-spot/) - Yes, we do want to talk about goals and visions, and moving towards them – all of those external things – but also who the client is as a human.
- [Two Steps to Get Unstuck](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/two-steps-to-get-unstuck/) - Two recent experiences helped free up my thinking and get out of a place of being blocked or stuck.
- [Skinny Branch Coaching](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/skinny-branch-coaching/) - To apply this skill, you need to listen for what the client has not said, but perhaps is about to say.
- [Tacking the Times](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/tacking-the-times/) - The reality is that as leaders we are tacking – sailing against the wind – whether we want to or not, so we’re learning what that means.
- [Who Cares for the Leaders?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/who-cares-for-the-leaders/) - As a leader, you can model the importance of self-care to the people you serve, and inspire them to improve their well-being as you strengthen your own.
- [How leaders can coach, not command](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/developing-a-coach-approach/) - Challenging the “command and control” approach to leadership, and how a coach approach can transform your entire organization.
- [Who Coaches the Coaches?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/who-coaches-the-coaches/) - The ethics of coaching require us to be aware of our own stuff and not have it interfere with our coaching.
- [This Thing Called Coaching](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/this-thing-called-coaching/) - When I first started out as a coach, people often asked me to explain what I did for a living. Well, guess what? They’re still asking!
- [Finding the Gift Instead of the Lack](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/finding-the-gift-instead-of-the-lack/) - How looking for the "A" in each other helped shift this team's focus from the lack to the gift.
- [Coaching from the Inside](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coaching-from-the-inside/) - An overview of the themes we explore in my upcoming book about internal coaching.
- [Coaching Yourself to Focus](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coaching-yourself-to-focus/) - A big part of achieving focus is acknowledging your distraction in the first place.
- [Wrestling with Resting](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/wrestling-with-resting/) - You can rest your brain from solving one problem by turning your attention to something else.
- [Helping Stuck Clients Help Themselves](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/helping-stuck-clients-help-themselves/) - Instead of trying to solve problems, ask your client questions that help shift their perspective, and get to what’s worked in the past.
- [The Changing Face of Leadership](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-changing-face-of-leadership/) - A lot of people are still operating under an old leadership approach, where being outstanding will still only get you a C.
- [How Travel and Training Builds Resiliency for Leaders](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-travel-and-training-builds-resiliency-for-leaders/) - How traveling and training provide rest for the body and rest for the being.
- [New Coaches, Don’t Quit Your Day Job](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/new-coaches-dont-quit-your-day-job/) - When coaching feels like a calling you want to get started – NOW. Why it’s important to have a plan for your transition to full-time coaching.
- [Find Your Niche and Let Your Niche Find You](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/find-your-niche-and-let-your-niche-find-you/) - As a new coach, I didn’t want to coach pastors, even though that was the world I knew best. Here’s what my mentor coach suggested.
- [Connecting With Your Connectors](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/connecting-with-your-connectors/) - Once you’ve made an initial connection with influential people (connectors), you need to keep those relationships going and cultivate new ones.
- [When the Next Step Forward Is to Stop](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/when-the-next-step-forward-is-to-stop/) - Sometimes leaders need to step back, not forward. How coaches can give the gift of mindfulness.
- [Celebrating 20 years since I caught the vision](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/celebrating-20-years-since-i-caught-the-vision/) - The defining moment in Val’s life that led to his vision of every leader a coach.
- [Are You Too Far Ahead As a Leader?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/are-you-too-far-ahead-as-a-leader/) - When leaders have a grand vision for the future, they must build a bridge for their team to get there. Here are a few suggestions.
- [Coach the Person, Not the Problem](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/coach-the-person-not-the-problem/) - How this coaching principle helps develop our clients to not need us anymore.
- [The Anatomy of Coaching](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-anatomy-of-coaching/) - Leaders, use these three tools to remember that leadership development is multi-dimensional.
- [The Value of Contextual Listening](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/the-value-of-contextual-listening/) - How contextual listening helps leaders get out of diagnosis mode and listen more like coaches.
- [Seriously, get a hobby!](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/seriously-get-a-hobby/) - Not only is being solely focused on work not good for you or your family, having a hobby can actually make you a better leader!
- [What’s the story you’ve been telling?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/whats-the-story-youve-been-telling/) - Often people come to us feeling like they don’t have a choice, when in reality they do – we all do.
- [What if there were no experts?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/what-if-there-were-no-experts/) - As coaches, we are always learning from our clients; that’s the curiosity piece that is so essential to the relationship. If we’re all in apprenticeship, it opens up permission and opportunity for this to happen even more.
- [Do You Have Four Seconds to Be a Better Leader?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/do-you-have-four-seconds-to-be-a-better-leader/)
- [Many Leaders are One Bad Habit Away from Being a Great Leader](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/many-leaders-are-one-bad-habit-away-from-being-a-great-leader/)
- [Three Words that Will Dramatically Improve Your Listening Skills](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/three-words-that-will-dramatically-improve-your-listening-skills/)
- [Who Do You Trust Enough to Be Truthful About What's Really Happening?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/who-do-you-trust-enough-to-be-truthful-about-whats-really-happening/)
- [How Do You Lead When You're Constantly Being Interrupted?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-do-you-lead-when-youre-constantly-being-interrupted/)
- [How Do You Lead When You Disagree with the Decision?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-do-you-lead-when-you-disagree-with-the-decision/)
- [How to Be Less Defensive](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-to-be-less-defensive/)
- [How to Get in Touch with Your Inner Tortoise](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-to-get-in-touch-with-your-inner-tortoise/)
- [Stop Telling People What to Do](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/stop-telling-people-what-to-do/)
- [Leaders need to unlearn, as well as learn!](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/leaders-need-to-unlearn-as-well-as-learn/)
- [How Good Are You at Saying NO?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/how-good-are-you-at-saying-no/)
- [Every Time I Use Coaching I Am Amazed!](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/every-time-i-use-coaching-i-am-amazed/)
- [When You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/when-you-dont-know-what-you-dont-know/)
- [What is it like to be in a conversation with you?](https://coaching4todaysleaders.com/what-is-it-like-to-be-in-a-conversation-with-you/)
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