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by Matt Somers - 2008-04-25
Two psychologists bump into each other in the street. The first one says,"You're fine, how am I?"How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb? Only one, but the light must really want to...
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by Matt Somers - 2008-05-13
Most managers I train as coaches are clear (or have been convinced by their bosses) that they need to take on the role of coach as part of their people management responsibilities. Most are less clear...
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by Matt Somers - 2008-05-20
We know that coaches have a healthy attitude towards other people and this is demonstrated by the three main things they do in their coaching sessions.Firstly they concentrate wholly on the people the...
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by Matt Somers - 2008-05-23
When I train managers as coaches I always warn them to respect the power of coaching questions and to recognize the possibility that what starts as an innocuous, business related conversation, may lea...
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by - 2008-06-03
"Respect the power of coaching questions" is one of the first learning points that I cover with the managers I train as coaches. I go on to explain that they must recognize the possibility that what s...
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by Matt Somers - 2008-06-04
When I train managers as coaches I always warn them to respect the power of coaching questions and to recognize the possibility that what starts as an innocuous, business related conversation, may lea...
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by Matt Somers - 2008-06-07
When I train managers as coaches I always warn them to respect the power of coaching questions and to recognize the possibility that what starts as an innocuous, business related conversation, may lea...
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by Matt Somers - 2008-06-10
Asking questions is essentially the way that we can help the people we coach to find their own solutions in their own way. Asking a question honours the other person's knowledge and experience whereas...
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by Matt Somers - 2008-06-13
If we're going to put so much effort into framing coaching questions in the right way then it follows that we should be equally concerned with really listening to the responses we get. We need to empl...
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by Matt Somers - 2008-06-17
In considering what knowledge is required in order to be able to coach effectively, we need to look at two areas. Firstly how much subject matter expertise do we need and secondly, how much do we need...