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When Coaching Happened in 3 Minutes
It is said that “One minute is enough to change your attitude and in turn, it is enough to change your entire day”. I have never felt comfortable with this idea of time. I have always believed that wonderful things take time to manifest. This was one of the reasons that I always struggled with … Continue reading "When Coaching Happened in 3 Minutes"
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You are your own Sunshine
A couple of years ago, in one of the workshops, I was asked to draw how you want to see yourself or what do you want your life to look like. I drew a childlike painting of a girl just standing with open arms enjoying the sun and she is happy. For years I was … Continue reading "You are your own Sunshine"
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Purpose-driven learning
One word that best describes me is – Learner. In the last few years, I have made a conscious effort to invest in learning outside the job. After my last course in Design Thinking which was hugely fulfilling, I was exploring what was next for me. Arriving at the decision of upskilling in Coaching took … Continue reading "Purpose-driven learning"
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Impact of coaching on Organizations
Global companies are competing in the talent war to attract the best talent to give their respective organisations a competitive advantage. Companies are engaged in conversations around attracting and retaining their best talent and adopting various methods to be the employer of choice. The talent gaps at the senior leadership level are big and companies … Continue reading "Impact of coaching on Organizations"
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Is coaching a friend possible?
After entering the coaching world, one would agree that you consciously train yourself in active listening. In society, being a person who is a good listener definitely helps, especially in our relations with others, whether we are partners, friends, or a parent. At our work, we are professional Coaches but when we come home do … Continue reading "Is coaching a friend possible?"
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How do you decide whether to coach or mentor or train?
When leaders are introduced to Coaching, they come up with a feeling that Coaching is a superior feedback practice when compared to mentoring or training. Many leaders, including myself, don’t even realize what they have been doing in the early stages of their leadership career – coaching, mentoring, training, or advising. The first thing you … Continue reading "How do you decide whether to coach or mentor or train?"
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And I became a butterfly!
At the end of 2021, after a 15-year-long stint overseas, I decided to leave my job and shift back to my home country. I had been planning on it for 3 years before the pandemic hit and the world churned upside down. Despite having a lot of time to think through the move and spending … Continue reading "And I became a butterfly!"
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Becoming a Coach: My Journey
I have always been passionate about helping people live the best version of their lives and maximize their full potential and so in 2020, I took to my love of impacting lives and started creating awareness on different subject matter on YouTube. This passion birthed the “Amazing Grace with Bose” show. The vision is to … Continue reading "Becoming a Coach: My Journey"
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Bouncing ideas off a trusted thinking partner (reflection on my journey)
“This is a new role for the region and Learning & Development is not my cup of tea, so I wouldn’t be able to provide you much guidance about the way forward. You will need to ensure that you establish the role in the region as well as establish yourself in that role.” This was … Continue reading "Bouncing ideas off a trusted thinking partner (reflection on my journey)"
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An Idea whose Time has Come
Victor Hugo, a French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright and dramatist in the 1800s, once wrote, “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” What a powerful statement! The context would have been different when he wrote those words, yet they are so relatable to coaching. When a coach helps clients reach … Continue reading "An Idea whose Time has Come"
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Impactful Leadership
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others”– Jack Welch, Former CEO, GE As a leader, I am passionate about the power of teamwork and truly believe that no one can be successful or sustain success without the unflinching support from … Continue reading "Impactful Leadership"
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My journey from being to becoming
Have you ever felt stuck? A few years ago, I was feeling stuck in my career. I reflected on my 14 years of corporate career. Supporting my family financially was one of the biggest drivers early on in my career. However, I did not stress myself about that. I lived my life to my satisfaction. … Continue reading "My journey from being to becoming"
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Journey to Awareness
My journey to coaching is really a fascinating one. I am in psychotherapeutic profession since 2008. While practicing psychotherapy in different circumstances I found it difficult to apply for those who are future oriented. Coaching appeared as an effective tool for person with issues of moving forward or those who feel stuck in life. However, … Continue reading "Journey to Awareness"
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Coaching – A deep level conversation to explore a world of human possibilities
My first reaction for undergoing Coaching certification was that I fully understand and know it. But I underestimated it and now I understand that it is an expertise skill that can transform human and their life. A simple conversation done well can have far reaching impact on others. As I am undergoing this certification programme, … Continue reading "Coaching – A deep level conversation to explore a world of human possibilities"
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Converse….Think ….Act..
As the Chairman of the School Committee, I used to manage the affairs of five schools. Our Schools have been in high demand in the city because of their past performance. One fine morning, the Secretary of the Education Committee came to see me. He was visibly upset and worried. He had lot of issues … Continue reading "Converse….Think ….Act.."
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OBSCURITY TO CLARITY
Light on Light off Thinking Doing Conscious Unconscious Sitting standing floating sinking eating drinking starving stuffing motion potion see-saw sing-song ping pong up down round and round What a jumbled mind it is !!! Searching can take us on a fantastic journey and leads us on to wondrous discoveries ….. or not. In the world … Continue reading "OBSCURITY TO CLARITY"
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Coaches and Counsellors: An Unbeatable Team
As a practicing counsellor in Singapore, I started my journey as a coach thinking it would be much like the work I already do on a daily basis – establishing a therapeutic rapport with clients, helping them navigate challenges and offering a safe place to talk, vent and cry if need be. I was only … Continue reading "Coaches and Counsellors: An Unbeatable Team"
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Finding your way as a Coach
Welcome to the world of coaching. It was quite a task trying to find my way, in the first month. It is an interesting journey that sort of almost pulled me off the cliff initially, but I found my balance and started to toe the line of progress be a performance / life coach. To … Continue reading "Finding your way as a Coach"
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The Importance of Listening in Coaching
“A senior leader, let’s name him A, was part of a 4-5 hour strategy call with 2 other fellow leaders (B&C, respectively). During this call, A was constantly getting frustrated with C as he realised A & B were doing the talking and C seemed to be a cold presence on the call. However, A … Continue reading "The Importance of Listening in Coaching"
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Evolving Objectives of My Coaching Journey
People, how they respond to situations, and their growth has always interested me. Not only as an observer, but also as an actively involved partner. Decades invested in building and leading teams during my career taught me that relationships are beyond business. Also, the curiosity to know my team better made me befriend them and … Continue reading "Evolving Objectives of My Coaching Journey"
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The Power of A (Right) Question
One of the realisations I have had, over the past month and a half, since I have joined the coaching certification course is this – A pertinent question asked at the right place and at the right time has more power than a hundred answers provided to someone! It is famously said “Provide a man … Continue reading "The Power of A (Right) Question"
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Your Inner Peace
We live in a pretty difficult world. Especially now when the world has suddenly and drastically started to change and we are being constantly told how to live our lives. We are expected to just go with the flow and not against it. In 20/20 hindsight, most of us have been puppets going along for … Continue reading "Your Inner Peace"
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Your Shifting lighthouse
“No man or woman is an island. To exist just for self is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.” —Denis Waitley A lighthouse is symbolic as it stands for showing path and direction (essentially light). We evolve, change and grow (most … Continue reading "Your Shifting lighthouse"
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The Power of Powerful Questions
When I started my coaching journey, I truly did not know what to expect. I deliberately did not indulge in a lot of reading, research on what coaching is about. The thought process was to embark on this journey with an open mind – free of any preconceived notions, biases, beliefs, or perceptions that I … Continue reading "The Power of Powerful Questions"
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“Go For It”
I recently started my journey as a Life Coach. We were put among others from varied backgrounds, different parts of the world, different upbringings and different cultures. We were asked a question, “What is it that others in the room don’t know about you?” This was a great way of knowing others as well as … Continue reading "“Go For It”"
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Validation…. Is it Important?
What does validation mean to you? The desire to be validated and accepted by ourselves and others is human nature. We are often our worst critic as we constantly ignore the efforts put in by us whenever we hit road blocks and hardly ever acknowledge the outcomes achieved. Validation communicates acceptance, encouragement, and positivity. Born … Continue reading "Validation…. Is it Important?"
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‘MAKING THE SWITCH’ – THE EVOLUTION OF A COACH
Life continues to surprise us everyday isn’t it? Be it, a business deal that went better than expected, a new hobby you surprisingly excelled in, or a conversation where you connected with your teen daughter and understood the world from her eyes! There are two main ways in which we respond to life – natural … Continue reading "‘MAKING THE SWITCH’ – THE EVOLUTION OF A COACH"
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Coaching thy self!
The biggest takeaway of my coaching journey was the realization of the relationship between me and my inner self. Self-coaching as a tool has helped me re-initiate that relationship with myself. We often use the idiom “tip of the iceberg” in an organizational context which means the small part of a larger, hidden problem or … Continue reading "Coaching thy self!"
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Advice to all Aspiring Coaches
I got introduced to the world of coaching with seminars in global forums but always felt like an outsider; a wild card entry in this world. For many years the terms coaching, training, mentoring were synonyms to me. My focus was to learn new tools and techniques to serve my clients. I would wonder who … Continue reading "Advice to all Aspiring Coaches"
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COACHING – MY JOURNEY – till now..!
Year 2020 had just passed by and I was having a sigh of relief! It was a year of being at home for a stretch of time, being cut-off, sort of, from outside world, in physical sense. But that also gave me time and space to contemplate and reflect as to where I was standing … Continue reading "COACHING – MY JOURNEY – till now..!"
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COACHING, THE FERRARI OF CONVERSATIONS
The conversation is one of the greatest gifts of life to mankind. The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle described the man as a “Social Animal”. This means that man thrives within a social circle, while some may have larger circles than others, what is clear is that interaction no matter how minute is not a “want” … Continue reading "COACHING, THE FERRARI OF CONVERSATIONS"
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Self-Bullying to Self-Belief…the power of Coaching
Have you ever felt that you bully yourself? If your answer is “never”, then this blog is not for you…Read on if you hesitated even a bit before responding. While bullying has become a hot topic and the anti-bullying movement has come a long way, self-bullying is not something we discuss…it is not something I accepted at … Continue reading "Self-Bullying to Self-Belief…the power of Coaching"
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Coaching and Consciousness
The Last few months have taught me that Coaching reads differently to different people, according to their level of consciousness/awareness and according to their requirements in life. The Level of Consciousness is the level of awareness, which means how present one is in their own life. A transformation takes place when the level of awareness … Continue reading "Coaching and Consciousness"
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Finding my Path – Corporate, Cancer and Coaching
This blog is about my Journey, the sweet connection of 15 plus years of Corporate life, learning life lessons while dealing with Cancer and finally finding life’s purpose through Coaching. In short this has been my transformational Journey. 1999 when I came to Mumbai (The city of Dreams) – Rashmi, a young girl from a … Continue reading "Finding my Path – Corporate, Cancer and Coaching"
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What is the Difference between Coaching, Mentoring, Counselling, Training and Managing?
Overview Amit Kumar is a busy mid level corporate professional working with a large reputed FMCG organisation. Of late he has been facing stress related issues impacting his work life balance. Amit is confused whom to turn to in this hour of need ? Should he visit a Counsellor? Or would a Life Coach be … Continue reading "What is the Difference between Coaching, Mentoring, Counselling, Training and Managing?"
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How is your empathy?
On how many occasions was I able to handle difficult customers well in my career? What was the winning combination? Was it my understanding of how the customer felt after a transaction didn’t happen the way he/she wanted to? Was it the clear empathy I had towards their point of view by getting into their … Continue reading "How is your empathy?"
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Mind or act, what comes first?
The more I coach, the more I wonder: Mind or act, what comes first? Some people say you can only change people’s behavior by changing their mind, while some say you can change people’s mind by changing their behavior. For me, the core purpose of coaching is to help people understand, deal with and achieve … Continue reading "Mind or act, what comes first?"
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Starting with ONE question! Why and how I started to use coaching as a manager?
I came across coaching when I was a junior manager in an international company. When I heard this concept in one of the training programs for managers, I felt confused. How can I? Being a manager meant that I was now responsible towards people, and that I had to let them know that I was … Continue reading "Starting with ONE question! Why and how I started to use coaching as a manager?"
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Coaching and Centering Why is it important in Coaching
Imagine yourself in a complex coaching session, you are listening attentively and pacing yourself through it. Absorbing and processing the coachee’s words, nuances, body language. The process of ‘being a coach’ showcases multiple facets that one must ‘ease into’ or ‘walk with’, alongside the client as they arrive at their objective. The session has been … Continue reading "Coaching and Centering Why is it important in Coaching"
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The coaching world; my experience
It all started on Friday, 26th February 2021 when I received an email stating that my organization has booked me for a sixteen-week coaching training which commenced on Saturday, January 13th, 2021… Yes, 16 whole weeks! I looked forward to it with a mixed feeling. Thought about how to cope with waking up early and … Continue reading "The coaching world; my experience"
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The Power of Silence!
I recall the look on my peer coach’s face when in response to ‘what do you want to talk about today?’, I said I felt uncomfortable with silence when I am having a conversation. I added my tendency to finish sentences for people or offer words to ease their struggle. I had this challenge for … Continue reading "The Power of Silence!"
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Coaching Journey
I worked and grew as an HR generalist in a global oil and gas company for twenty seven glorious years. Twenty of those years were in supervisory/managerial positions and I eventually led the HR function for seven years. As a leader in the organization, you were expected to integrate ‘coaching’ in the performance management process, … Continue reading "Coaching Journey"
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Ready, walk, sprint, fly!
As I sit down to write down what coaching means for me, or how I make sense of it, I am reminded of something I read in Elif Shafak’s ‘The Forty Rules of Love’. “Fret not where the road will take you. Instead concentrate on the first step. That is the hardest part and that … Continue reading "Ready, walk, sprint, fly!"
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Coach Your Mind, Before Coaching the Client
We hear a lot about the coaching styles, things to do and say during the coaching session. There are various perspectives to coaching. Whatever your approach is, I want you to imagine that real coaching starts even before facing the client (your coachee). You and your client will enjoy the session when you coach yourself … Continue reading "Coach Your Mind, Before Coaching the Client"
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What’s with the curiosity?
“I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious.” Albert Einstein Can you imagine how would our world be today, if human beings weren’t curious beings? I am curious! The process of evolving from the pre-historic era (or even before that) to the world that we inhibit today is not due to our strengths, … Continue reading "What’s with the curiosity?"
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Being Present…Step up
‘I do not know how to write and what to write.’ This is my truth about putting the pen to the paper. I never wrote, nor did I develop my ability to write, instead I avoided it, till I felt I don’t need it. It was enough for me that people saw me as an … Continue reading "Being Present…Step up"
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My Personal Journey in the World of Coaching
Coaching is a chance for self-exploration and to travel within oneself, to discover and use resources you may never have known that you had, to design a life you’ve always wanted. The best part of coaching is a transformational sense, that you are not the same person that you were when you began, that you … Continue reading "My Personal Journey in the World of Coaching"
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Unlearning to Coach.
This blog is authored by M C Cariappa Throughout our lives we are constantly learning, consciously and subconsciously. The learning is formal and structured when we go through school and university and a fairly large portion is also by observing and listening to people around us. What is interesting is that while we spend a … Continue reading "Unlearning to Coach."
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The Journey to the Centre of my Being
7-year-old me: What should I draw? 10-year-old elder brother: What would you like to draw? Me, hoping I will get some ideas: I don’t know. You tell me na? Bro (absolutely unperturbed): But how can I tell you what to draw when it is you who wants to draw? Me (sighing): Arggggg!! This is how … Continue reading "The Journey to the Centre of my Being"
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How do Teens benefit from Coaching?
Are you the parent of a teenager? Do you find it increasingly difficult to talk to them? All the mood swings, the sulky looks, the “I’m fine” and “Whatever!” No matter how hard you try you just can’t seem to understand him or her? Parents want their teenagers to be confident and happy. To be … Continue reading "How do Teens benefit from Coaching?"
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Client-Coach Chemistry
I have been on my professional coaching journey for about a year now. It has been a very enriching experience and while I want to share about the journey itself; that’s for the next blog. In this blog, I want to write about something interesting that I noticed for myself. Between getting coached and coaching … Continue reading "Client-Coach Chemistry"
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My Coaching Journey
I started my coaching journey with a lot of preconceived notions and rigidity. I signed up for it mostly because my husband is into coaching and I wanted to see what makes him love it so much. When he said that it might open up some new dimension(s) for me, I wasn’t so sure as … Continue reading "My Coaching Journey"
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The Coaching Agreement
My professional journey was quite fulfilling; full of learning and growth. I had been a consultant, a mentor, and an advisor to start-ups & SMEs. Signing an agreement was the first step to formalise client and consultant relationship. The agreement clearly laid down deliverables, duration, and compensation. While I was happy with self-acquired Advisor, Consultant, … Continue reading "The Coaching Agreement"
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Coaching with an ‘Agile’ mindset
The art and science of coaching has evolved over the past decades thanks to several innovative elements that have enhanced the coaching process and overall experience of coaching clients. These include new developments such as advancement in neurosciences, positive psychology and new technology tools such as AI. The onus lies on individual coaches to adapt … Continue reading "Coaching with an ‘Agile’ mindset"
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COACHING AND INDIGENOUS FOODS: FORAGING VS. CULTIVATING
A couple of weeks ago, I chanced upon this very randomly selected TEDx video on ‘Food and Shame: Reclaiming Vanishing Diets’. The speaker was Aparna Pallavi – a noted environment journalist turned food advocate, whom I had never heard of at the time. She begins by sharing one of her experiences living with an indigenous … Continue reading "COACHING AND INDIGENOUS FOODS: FORAGING VS. CULTIVATING"
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Coach them Young
The power of coaching can be a life-changing experience as it allows you to take the effort to challenge yourself and compel you to think deeply within. It helps to clear the clutter of thoughts and explores a clear vision of thoughts. In my view coaching helps the individual who gets coached (the coachee) with … Continue reading "Coach them Young"
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Coaching and implications
This blog is authored by Sandhya George During the last 6 months of my involvement with coaching, I have been involved in coaching my peers who come from different walks of life. Many of them shared their personal issues, their professional concerns, some even spoke about larger social issues. During the course of these discussions, … Continue reading "Coaching and implications"
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SELF-TRANSFORMATION
I retired after working about 40 years in a core sector. One can feel the condition of himself totally exhausted. He does not wish to do anything for the rest of his life as he feels that he had worked enough and achieved whatever he could. I was feeling totally free for rest of my … Continue reading "SELF-TRANSFORMATION"
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Coaching: Why? What?
This blog is authored by Kiran Varri Ask yourself: Why have you decided to become a COACH? Why? Why? (take a 2 min pause to think again) These subset questions might help: Why? What was the motivation? Goal? Objective? I asked myself too: The answer for me came: To Serve / To make a Living; in the same … Continue reading "Coaching: Why? What?"
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My Coaching Experience
This blog is authored by Ekta Bhardwaj When I decided to learn Coaching, I thought of it as a management skill that I wanted to add to my professional competence. Also, I thought as I have been into the Management field for many years and dealing with people extensively all this while, it will come … Continue reading "My Coaching Experience"
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My first tryst with Coaching
Blog authored by Sandhya George Over the course of my career, I have had exposure to different terminologies that were used interchangeably with coaching. I decided to step into the world of coaching to explore and understand if it will make a difference to myself or to my interactions with the people I work or interact … Continue reading "My first tryst with Coaching"
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What is coaching and why do you need it anyways?
This blog is authored by Nirupam Das This is a question I had from day 1 when I started on my journey to become a coach. I have experienced coaching, mentoring and counselling but I managed to get all during my various sessions. So when I started on my “pure” coaching journey I was confused … Continue reading "What is coaching and why do you need it anyways?"
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My first external coaching Experience
This blog is authored by Sandeep Gaidhani My first external coaching was a mindboggling experience with a lot of emotions and feelings during and later in the session. Something will stay with me for a long time, okay let me start from the beginning of my journey. For me, the journey of coaching started accidentally. … Continue reading "My first external coaching Experience"
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Coaching- Different Connotations for me over the years
This blog is authored by Makarand Patwardhan School days connotation Based on my School day memories, meaning of the word “Coaching” has different connotation in my mind. For the people in my age group, say who have graduated in late seventies or early eighties, they may be able to correlate my thought processes. During our … Continue reading "Coaching- Different Connotations for me over the years"
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Top Trends from the 5 th Coaching Survey – An Asia Coaching Benchmark, 2019
Interesting trends in the profession of coaching have emerged, as seen in edition 1.1. of the 5th Coaching Survey – An Asia Coaching Benchmark [2019] owned by Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches. Published in April 2020, and co-sponsored by Coach-To-Transformation, the report represents survey results from the markets of Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Mainland China, … Continue reading "Top Trends from the 5 th Coaching Survey – An Asia Coaching Benchmark, 2019"
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Neuroscience and Coaching
A coach is called “an expert in facilitating self-directed neuroplasticity”1, a term highlighting Brain’s ability to change, as an intelligent organ that can redefine its networks. The term self-directed is integral to concept of coaching, raising curiosity on causes of client behaviour, feelings and actions. What should the coach do with knowledge of neuroscientific basis … Continue reading "Neuroscience and Coaching"
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Mind The Gap
A couple of years ago, an interviewer asked if I knew the difference between Counseling, Mentoring and Coaching. The first I was certified in and the second was what I was considering for assistance with my career. Where coaching was concerned, all I knew of was athletic or sports coaching and academic coaching. The interviewer … Continue reading "Mind The Gap"
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A State of Being
I have found that all transformative learning for me has come about from AHA moments. Whether it was an observation during an MBTI certification that cleared up if I was a J or a P or something in an ongoing Coach training workshop, these moments have created a new awareness in me. As a coach, … Continue reading "A State of Being"
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Coaching – A thought Provoking Journey
I was thinking to take a leap in my career with an objective to enhance my wisdom while working with people from all walks of life and to expand my horizon in the professional network. During this process, a very close associate suggested and gave an answer to my thinking process and the answer was … Continue reading "Coaching – A thought Provoking Journey"
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Coaching vs Counselling
The title of the blog has been a question that travelled with me as I started my coaching journey. Having been interested in counselling and with a psychology backdrop, this was a natural inquiry that waited for resolution in me. I still remember the first mock coaching session I did – in my Coach training … Continue reading "Coaching vs Counselling"
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Power of small things.
Everyone wants to be happy, yet joy is elusive for most people. One reason is that people tend to expect their happiness to come from big things, like a promotion at work or a sizzling new romance. I reflect on the beautiful words Mother Teresa quoted “Be Faithful in small things because it is them … Continue reading "Power of small things."
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IT’S THE QUESTION THAT DRIVES US.
A pre-requisite to reading this blog is that you have watched at least the first part of The Matrix Trilogy. “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You … Continue reading "IT’S THE QUESTION THAT DRIVES US."
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The Vagaries of the mind
When I visit my 87 year old father in his hometown, going with him on his morning walk is a tradition for me. He loves the opportunity to talk to me and me, listen of course. The stories are usually of his family and dated in the early 60’s or before. But today was different. … Continue reading "The Vagaries of the mind"
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How coaching is helping me to be better at consulting
I have always been inquisitive with a natural tendency to probe deeper and trying to connect dots, create frameworks/models, understanding systems/ ecosystems and seek answers. This is what I have taken up as a profession “Business Consulting” and have always been trying to add value to the clients through “Creative Problem Solving”. In my pursuit … Continue reading "How coaching is helping me to be better at consulting"
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‘Super-VISION’ of Coaching
Past decade has seen a phenomenal growth in coaching industry with people from varied backgrounds joining this profession. Coaching industry being highly unregulated with no universal professional standards, it is important to establish high standards of competencies and professionalism in this dynamic growth phase. So, what can help a coach maintain his/her ethical standards and … Continue reading "‘Super-VISION’ of Coaching"
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SIDE EFFECTS OF COACHING
Side effects typically carry a negative connotation, like the side effects associated with medicines or the ones associated with too much caffeine. However, when it comes to coaching, the coach is likely to experience some side effects that are life enhancing. These side effects can vary from one coach to another, so I will stick … Continue reading "SIDE EFFECTS OF COACHING"
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About Success, I Wish I Learnt At Home.
“Oh my God! What happened to you and how did you manage to hurt your face?”, my mother exclaimed as she opened the door to me. I was probably 6 or 7 and rushed home injured, playing football. In her panic, she added: “Dad’s going to be back home any minute and you’re going to … Continue reading "About Success, I Wish I Learnt At Home."
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Slow-down to Speed-up!
Corporate world of the day sees us – the people ‘on duty’ – work tirelessly with deadlines. More-often-than-not, we initiate very quick actions when faced with any work situation. We tend to act almost impulsively on the readily available cues, or defined group decisions and move into actions. And this happens During this incessant clockwork … Continue reading "Slow-down to Speed-up!"
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Need for an Inclusive Coaching Culture!
Organizations these days are undergoing huge changes at each phase. It could either be enormous growth, undergoing a joint venture or merger and acquisition. They undergo a huge culture change post any joint venture or M&A. But is the organization ready to embrace the cultural change it will continue to go through in the next … Continue reading "Need for an Inclusive Coaching Culture!"
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Good to Great- The role of Coaching and Mentoring
In this age of Artificial intelligence, machines can do almost anything that human beings can do. In fact machines have become so smart that it can even do almost anything for human beings (from surgeries, to making coffee to cleaning clothes, etc) . But we, “Homo Sapiens” are social animals and need mutual help to survive … Continue reading "Good to Great- The role of Coaching and Mentoring"
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THE ULTIMATE COACHEE
A few months back, I began my journey in the new world of coaching. I was enthralled with the prospects that it offered, of how we can make a meaningful difference to others. It was always about the client, how to be with them, how to help them discover their own solutions and help co-create … Continue reading "THE ULTIMATE COACHEE"
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Awaken!
Coaching happened to me by accident or was it by design? I don’t know, but it’s definitely not something that I planned for. By nature I am not someone who opens up very easily – am the quite one, taking a lot of time with people, to build that trust and bond. I am someone … Continue reading "Awaken!"
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Stay in Present and Curious
Being an avid traveler, it often crosses my mind, what are the benefits and learning that each travel brings. While amongst the obvious are multi culture awareness, visiting new and varied places, I firmly believe that there are quite a few intangible rewards which cannot be captured with a camera or penned in words. Further, … Continue reading "Stay in Present and Curious"
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Coaching… The journey.
It is always our own self that we find at the end of an experience or a journey. This is my story. In my practice as a Healer, Counselor, Trainer and a Parenting Coach, I have always tried to help people discover various aspects of themselves and life, so they can understand and adapt easily … Continue reading "Coaching… The journey."
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Coaching and Feedback Session
Recently a so called “dreaded” 360 degree feedback session was conducted for me and during the session few development objectives were discussed to make me a rounded personality or a better individual for the personal growth and organization success. Overall environment and tone of the conversation was extremely conducive and open for me to come … Continue reading "Coaching and Feedback Session"
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SOUL Coaching model
Foreword The soul is the self, the “I” that inhabits the body and acts through it. Without the soul, the body is like a light bulb without electricity, a computer without the software, a space suit with no astronaut inside. With the introduction of the soul, the body acquires life, sight and hearing, thought and … Continue reading "SOUL Coaching model"
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Coaching and Meditation
Having meditated for last few years, I relate to Coaching in many different ways. I feel I have found my calling in Coaching and there are several reasons I feel this way. In meditation, one goes into the zone where there are no thoughts, nothing exists even you yourself don’t exist. Coaching also takes you … Continue reading "Coaching and Meditation"
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Coach as IOT Gateway
We’ve heard a lot of talk about the Internet of Things (IoT) and all its benefits for subscribers and service providers alike. M2M or Machine to Machine is the foundation of IOT. Machine to machine is a broad label used to describe connections between devices that are managed and enabled without human intervention. The initial … Continue reading "Coach as IOT Gateway"
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INSIDE OUT
Being a counselor and consultant to schools, when I first heard about the concept of Coaching I was really excited. I was curious and keen to learn and experience the positive change it will bring in me and in those with whom I come in contact with. I have been interacting with a large number … Continue reading "INSIDE OUT"
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Getting to not know
So Rajat said a fortnight ago “a state of not knowing” is critical to a good coaching conversation. And for me I got an opportunity to know more about not knowing when I was coaching a GAP changemaker. GAP is Global Action on Poverty. It’s a unique organization that gives coaches (amongst other professionals) a … Continue reading "Getting to not know"
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Benefits & value of coaching: My personal experience of being coached
When I was starting out with my journey as an Executive coach, I heard a number of people I coached tell me that they had benefited from my coaching. For the most part, I didn’t take their comments seriously. I assumed that they didn’t want to discourage me & were just being nice to me … Continue reading "Benefits & value of coaching: My personal experience of being coached"
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What is Group Coaching?
What is Group Coaching? At its heart, group coaching is basically all about creating action, decision and self-discovery within a group. However, what does that really mean? In traditional coaching, there’s a powerful and direct relationship between the client and coach whereby the coach makes room for direct learning and conversation. When it comes to … Continue reading "What is Group Coaching?"
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What is Transformational Coaching?
In general, coaching is, generative in nature, results oriented and requires the client to learn how to be accountable for everything that goes in their lives. Coaching empowers you to shift interpretations that no longer serve you in your life. Now, transformational coaching is basically the deeper work of coaching. A transformational coach seeks to … Continue reading "What is Transformational Coaching?"
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Timezone Bias!!
You are working in GMT + 5:30 timezone and you have either clients or office colleagues working out of GMT – 7 timezone on the other side of the world. You usually take calls at 11 PM in the night, irrespective of the other person being a client or colleague!! Does this sound familiar?? I have worked … Continue reading "Timezone Bias!!"
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Types of Coaching
The term coaching ordinarily refers to strategies for helping other people to enhance, create, learn new abilities, discover individual achievement, accomplish points and to oversee life change and individual difficulties. Coaching regularly addresses attitudes, practices, abilities and knowledge, and in addition profession objectives and yearnings, and can likewise center around physical and profound improvement as … Continue reading "Types of Coaching"
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My First Encounter with Coaching
I have always been one of those people who was an advice giver. Friends, friends of friends, used to seek me out to discuss their concerns and problems and I gave them a patient hearing and helped them come up with solutions. It was for this reason that I initially thought I could get into … Continue reading "My First Encounter with Coaching"
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My daughter…….my mentor coach!
They say after becoming a parent, you grow as a person. They say when you become a parent, it changes your life for good (well for the most part!). I am a mother to a two year old girl and could not agree more. So much so, that when I enrolled for my training to … Continue reading "My daughter…….my mentor coach!"
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A crash-course in survival. And self-coaching!
Every path hath a puddle. ~George Herbert, “Jacula Prudentum” Except in this case, it was a deluge! August 29, 2017. 468 mm of rain in 12 hours in Mumbai, over 7 hours of driving, the constant fear of drowning in the flood, and my own personalised coaching crash-course. I survived the night to tell the … Continue reading "A crash-course in survival. And self-coaching!"
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BEING PRESENT..!
This is a big word in coaching, one of the 11 competencies are Coaching Presence. We were taught, shared, mentored and guided on the importance of being present because it is so important for a coach to be-there with the client at all times during the session. As normal human being one may travelled to … Continue reading "BEING PRESENT..!"
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Why humans need Coaching?
The journey of life never ends and we always have that certain unresolved issues throughout our lives. The issues that tighten our hearts. Unspoken words left hovering our heads. We can never utter certain words to some people for fear of anger, rejection and other reactions that we foresee. No matter what we do or … Continue reading "Why humans need Coaching?"
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Coaching and Self Awareness
Guest Blog: Uday Deshpande As I got on my Coaching journey with Coach-To-Transformation (Rajat and Arvind) along with other batch mates, one of the biggest aha thing has been on “knowing myself better…much better”. The self-awareness, to me, is a key to the way you live and enjoy your life, … every moment! There were … Continue reading "Coaching and Self Awareness"
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Creating a coaching culture in your organization
The Indian Coaching market is growing and growing very fast. Every month new organizations pick up leadership or executive coaching as their mandate. The target segment is mostly top leadership or senior management with either issue based coaching or performance coaching for high potential leaders. But there is another segment that is opening up: creating … Continue reading "Creating a coaching culture in your organization"
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Do you always look for the hole in the ceiling?
Are you the type of person who looks for whats wrong or the person who looks for whats right? That is what I mean by asking “Do you always look for the hole in the ceiling?”. Basically we keep on noticing the small hole in the ceiling and keep getting irritated by it and forget … Continue reading "Do you always look for the hole in the ceiling?"
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Meeting Marshall Goldsmith
Last couple of days have been pretty interesting for me starting from meeting Marshall Goldsmith on Sunday. The invitation for the event was out of the blue and thanks to Leni (a fellow coach) who got Marshall to the event and invited me for it. After getting into the coaching world, the first book that … Continue reading "Meeting Marshall Goldsmith"
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What is executive coaching?
Since the time Rajat and me founded Coach2Transform, ”what is executive coaching”, “what do you guys really do”, “Baba Rajat!!” have been some of the initial questions and reactions from our friends and well wishers :). And those who don’t get us to ask this question, mostly assume we are into training or counselling. So … Continue reading "What is executive coaching?"
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