Part 2 of the article by Gladeana McMahon and Adrienne Rosen. Part 1 can be found here: ACE: A Model for Coaching Evaluation and Return on Investment. Contracting Stage Two moves the process forward from one where the Coach and Coaching Client feel able to work together, to formerly contracting the coaching programme. This focuses…
Author Archives: Gladeana
ACE: A Model for Coaching Evaluation and Return on Investment
by Gladeana McMahon and Adrienne Rosen As coaching is becoming an increasingly popular intervention at work, Coaches, purchasers of coaching and coaching professional bodies all recognise the on-going need to evaluate the effectiveness of coaching and the return on investment for coaching. To this end we have developed a model that we believe enables a…
Robin Williams, Depression and CBC
Although I have written about CBC and Depression at various times, I suspect that following the death of Robin Williams, more people will be coming forward seeking help. I have therefore updated my original information in this Blog. As coaches we do not work with Depression; however an understanding of the condition together with considering…
Effective Strategies for Effective Leaders
Leadership in the 21st Century requires individuals to be competent in far more areas than ever before. Change management, people skills, employee engagement, strategic thinking, political awareness and its management just to mention a few. As it’s always the people who make the difference and with expectations changing with each generation entering business life, effective…
Association for Coaching – Latest News
Gladeana now moves into the role of Chair Emeritus. Her role will see her focusing on promoting the AC and assisting develop the AC’s thought leadership presence and offerings for members as well as the coaching world. Her email is email hidden; JavaScript is required
How to Help a Client Communicate with a Virtual Team
Organizations are now relying on virtual communication mechanisms and all methods have both positive and negative consequences. A face-to-face meeting is easier for fostering relationships and less likely to lead to misunderstandings. However, such meetings can be inconvenient and costly given the geographical locations of individuals. Email is fast and efficient but can lead to…
Getting the Chemistry Right with Potential Clients
Most coaches find initial or more commonly termed ‘chemistry meetings’ a challenge, especially as most training providers do not cover this aspect of our work. Success in converting clients has three elements to it. The first is clarity about what you believe coaching is, the way you work, and how you add value to individuals…
What Do Transference and Counter Transference Mean?
Transference and Counter Transference are not the easiest of concepts to understand and many new coaches find these difficult. The term transference originates from Psychodynamic Therapy where it is defined as a client’s unconscious conflicts that can cause problems in everyday life. It is where the individual transfers feelings and attitudes from a person or…
What Should You Do When You Face The Same Issues as Your Client?
It is inevitable that as coaches we will, from time to time, work with clients who share some of our own characteristics or who may be facing situations that we have faced in the past or are currently facing. Having recognised that you experience some of the issues your client faces is the first step….
How Onboarding Coaching Can Increase Staff Retention Rates
Onboarding Coaching, often called the first 90 or 100 days, aims to assist employees assimilate the culture, working processes/practices, identify formal and informal networks together with the strengths and weaknesses of the organization as quickly and effective as possible. It helps the individual settle into the new organization while looking for ways to deliver without…
Author Archives: Gladeana
ACE: A Model for Coaching Evaluation and Return on Investment (Part 2)
Part 2 of the article by Gladeana McMahon and Adrienne Rosen. Part 1 can be found here: ACE: A Model for Coaching Evaluation and Return on Investment. Contracting Stage Two moves the process forward from one where the Coach and Coaching Client feel able to work together, to formerly contracting the coaching programme. This focuses…
ACE: A Model for Coaching Evaluation and Return on Investment
by Gladeana McMahon and Adrienne Rosen As coaching is becoming an increasingly popular intervention at work, Coaches, purchasers of coaching and coaching professional bodies all recognise the on-going need to evaluate the effectiveness of coaching and the return on investment for coaching. To this end we have developed a model that we believe enables a…
Robin Williams, Depression and CBC
Although I have written about CBC and Depression at various times, I suspect that following the death of Robin Williams, more people will be coming forward seeking help. I have therefore updated my original information in this Blog. As coaches we do not work with Depression; however an understanding of the condition together with considering…
Effective Strategies for Effective Leaders
Leadership in the 21st Century requires individuals to be competent in far more areas than ever before. Change management, people skills, employee engagement, strategic thinking, political awareness and its management just to mention a few. As it’s always the people who make the difference and with expectations changing with each generation entering business life, effective…
Association for Coaching – Latest News
Gladeana now moves into the role of Chair Emeritus. Her role will see her focusing on promoting the AC and assisting develop the AC’s thought leadership presence and offerings for members as well as the coaching world. Her email is email hidden; JavaScript is required
How to Help a Client Communicate with a Virtual Team
Organizations are now relying on virtual communication mechanisms and all methods have both positive and negative consequences. A face-to-face meeting is easier for fostering relationships and less likely to lead to misunderstandings. However, such meetings can be inconvenient and costly given the geographical locations of individuals. Email is fast and efficient but can lead to…
Getting the Chemistry Right with Potential Clients
Most coaches find initial or more commonly termed ‘chemistry meetings’ a challenge, especially as most training providers do not cover this aspect of our work. Success in converting clients has three elements to it. The first is clarity about what you believe coaching is, the way you work, and how you add value to individuals…
What Do Transference and Counter Transference Mean?
Transference and Counter Transference are not the easiest of concepts to understand and many new coaches find these difficult. The term transference originates from Psychodynamic Therapy where it is defined as a client’s unconscious conflicts that can cause problems in everyday life. It is where the individual transfers feelings and attitudes from a person or…
What Should You Do When You Face The Same Issues as Your Client?
It is inevitable that as coaches we will, from time to time, work with clients who share some of our own characteristics or who may be facing situations that we have faced in the past or are currently facing. Having recognised that you experience some of the issues your client faces is the first step….
How Onboarding Coaching Can Increase Staff Retention Rates
Onboarding Coaching, often called the first 90 or 100 days, aims to assist employees assimilate the culture, working processes/practices, identify formal and informal networks together with the strengths and weaknesses of the organization as quickly and effective as possible. It helps the individual settle into the new organization while looking for ways to deliver without…